Alright, I guess I can admit it now. I'm getting kind of excited. The 1940 census will be released in about a week! A lot of other people are excited about it too. People who don't look into their family tree, don't understand it. Ancestry has a daily countdown. Genealogists get heart palpitations the closer it gets. And why not? For most researchers, the 1940 census will have the first listing of family members they have met during their lives. All census records, provide valuable information. The United States Federal census is taken every 10 years by federal law. The first one was held in 1790. From 1790 to 1840 they only listed the head of the household by name and counted the other members. In 1850, they started listing everyone by name. The only census that cannot be thoroughly researched in 1890, which was mostly destroyed in a warehouse fire. The census results are held secret for 72 years before being released. Which I guess is what makes it so exciting to wait for. Who are you hoping to find?
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