Census Secrets CD

You can't beat the US census for tracking your ancestral families — but researching in those every-10-years enumerations isn't without its challenges.

This CD has tools and how-to's to help you get past census research obstacles, including quick-reference guides that put census facts at your fingertips and worksheets and checklists to track your finds. All content is in PDF format — compatible with both Windows and Macintosh — so you can click directly to recommended websites and search the CD's contents to quickly find what you're looking for.

On this CD:

• RESEARCH GUIDES
Help getting started with the census and fi nding elusive ancestors
• CENSUS WEBSITES
Search techniques and browsing tips to help you navigate online records
• PRE-1850 GUIDANCE
Tips for using early censuses that enumerate ancestors in age groups— naming only heads of household
• SPECIAL CENSUSES
Guide to an often-overlooked resource: supplemental censuses of select population groups
• NOTE-TAKING FORMS
Convenient worksheets for your data from each census, 1790-1930, column by column
• RESEARCH CHEAT SHEETS
• At-a-glance guides for quick reference
• State-by-state census fast facts
• Charts of websites with US and Canadian records
• Directory of census websites, books and other resources