The 1880 census represented a change from all federal censuses that came before it and was perhaps the first “modern” census. Unlike the 1790-1870 censuses, which were under the jurisdiction of the ...

In 1880, abolitionist and author Frederick Douglass lived at Cedar Hill, his house in Anacostia, with his first wife and four granddaughters. His census form listed his race as "mulatto," his age as ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has released a CD-ROM of the 1880 U.S. census, a new tool to help people trying to find out about their family roots. It was no small task. In a news ...

A mere $49 will buy you 56 CDs from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But rather than containing music, these CDs carry more than 5 million names, making up the Church''s new release of ...

Did you know that census takers in 1850 and 1880 not only recorded the population of the U.S. but also tallied the agricultural output? Thanks to transcriptions of Carroll’s agriculture censuses by ...

1890 - The U.S. Constitution mandates a census, or headcount, of the country's population every ten years. When the Constitution was written, the main reason for the census was to know the number of ...

The Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society library has reopened after a long COVID-related shutdown. However, at least for the foreseeable future, hours will be limited to 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on ...

This week, as Americans begin to fill out their Census forms, they are sending messages to the future about who they were and how they lived on April 1, 2020. While those responses will prove key in ...