On Friday, April 1, my genealogy friends and I didn’t get much sleep. Like the rare appearance of a celestial object or the reemergence of an old friend, the U.S. census records from 1950 were made ...

A Bellport man wanted information about his biological mother. A Jericho woman found out how much her grandfather earned in 1950. And an Amityville woman added to her knowledge of the lives of people ...

The records for the 1950 U.S. Census were just released Friday morning. The National Archives released them just after midnight on April 1, and an agreement was put in place that census records would ...

TEL AVIV, Israel & LEHI, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MyHeritage, the leading global service for discovering your past and empowering your future, announced today the complete publication of an image-only ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- We know the census happens every 10 years, but some of the most personal details collected are sealed for 72 years to protect privacy. Genealogists and amateurs who research ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 1950 Census, which provides a vivid snapshot of post-war America, is now online. Federal law required that this Census ...

If you’re trying to trace your family tree or want to know more about your relatives, the newly-released 1950 U.S. Census data may help. Unlike other historical records that may not exist, census data ...

Historians and genealogists rejoice. On Friday, the 1950 U.S. Census individual-level data will be released to the public. Sequestered by law for 72 years, the personally identifiable and detailed ...

The 1950 Census has been available for a few weeks and here are a few research tips I have learned. There are plenty of guides and tutorials on every genealogy site, all you need to do is just search ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - After a 72-year waiting period, the raw data from the 1950 Census is now public. Beginning early Friday, you can learn a little more about your family’s history if you had ancestors ...