On April 2, 2012 the wait will end for the 1940 U.S. Federal
Census. The National Archives and
Records Administration will digitally release the census. The 1940 and later
censuses are not available for public use, because of a statutory 72-year
restriction on access for privacy reasons. (92 Stat. 915; Public Law 95-416;
October 5, 1978). [i]
Information about you or a deceased person from the 1940 or
later censuses can be obtained by either filling out Form BC-600 from the Bureau
of the Census Age Search Service or writing to: U.S. Census Bureau,
National Processing Center, 1201 East 10th St., Jeffersonville, IN 47132.
Because the 1940 U.S. Census does not contain an Index when released
April 2012, FamilySearch.org will start a 1940 Indexing Project: https://www.familysearch.org/1940Census. FamilySearch.org recently contacted the Idaho
Genealogical Society for help in contacting people interested in this
worthwhile project. They want local people
to index their own state.
If you are interested in this project, please contact
President Juvanne Martin, CG; Idaho Genealogical Society, (208)-461-8866 or
email: idahogenealogy@hotmail.com.
The Idaho Genealogical Society also needs help in other
areas:
- People to serve on the Board of Directors.
- Quarterly Magazine: Submitting stories and photos help with editing and proofreading, photo resizing; layout and design.
- Submitting genealogical events throughout Idaho for magazine, newsletter, Facebook, and blog.
- Webpage:
Help add links to site, type content material into a Word Document;
create a database using Microsoft Access and scan documents.
[i] http://www.archives.gov/research/census/1940/general-info.html,
downloaded 11 Dec. 2011.
written by Juvanne Martin, CG
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