Images of the 1940 census will be available free through a variety of sources however without indexes. Three sites are combining resources to provide indexing through a volunteer effort. This was released last December -
SALT LAKE CITY—Three leading genealogy organizations, Archives.com <http://familysearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b0de542dc933cfcb848d187ea&id=7e5b39a044&e=84a6b8f21c>, FamilySearch International <http://familysearch.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b0de542dc933cfcb848d187ea&id=ed9adfb9eb&e=84a6b8f21c>, and findmypast.com <http://familysearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b0de542dc933cfcb848d187ea&id=d9d206583a&e=84a6b8f21c>, announced today they are joining forces to launch the 1940 US Census Community Project. The ambitious project aims to engage online volunteers to quickly publish a searchable, high quality name index to the 1940 US Census after it is released in April 2012 by the National Archives and Record Administration of the United States (NARA). Indexing will be done much like the indexing is now being done through FamilySearch for its microfilms. The indexes will also be made available free - but with such a mammoth project, don't expect to find your relatives the first day the census is released. The more volunteers, the quicker a full searchable index will be available. Cheers - Jackie On 2/14/2012 11:55 PM, Laird wrote: > You can get free 1790 through 1930 Census images (as well as many other > things) > here: > http://www.archive.org/mediatypes-browse.php?mediatype=texts > > I would guess they will have the 1940 Census at some point. > Laird > > On 2/14/2012 10:55 PM, Eliz Hanebury wrote: >> Are you refering to the 1940? Ancestry and familysearch are both >> getting it I believe. Ancestry is running a count down<G> they will >> put it online browse only ASAP and then set people to indexing it. >> >> What familysearch has to say >> >> †>> >> On April 2, 2012, NARA will provide access to the images of the 1940 >> United States Federal Census for the first time. Unlike previous >> census years, images of the 1940 U.S. Federal Census will be made >> available as free digital images. >> >> >> >> Eliz >> >> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 10:30 PM, elizabeth<[email protected]> wrote: >>> Yes, I have access from home to HQ through my library card and use it often. >>> >>> Does anyone know who, if anyone, will be putting this new census online, and >>> when? >>> >>> Elizabeth >>> ====================================== >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Paula Ryburn<[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> Does anyone else on this list use Heritage Quest through their library? >>>> >>>> --Paula in Texas >>>> Researching: Adair Baker Beasley Benson Betz Bigley Blagrave Burton >>>> Chapman Clement Clough Coppernoll Costine Daulton Dinwiddie Doody Ellis >>>> Exline Field Floran Floyd Gates Goodale Gordon Gump Hale Harbaugh Hind >>>> Hopkins Hughes Hurdle Jones Klein Koyle Laswell McDonald Misner Passwaters >>>> Pelton Roberts Roche Ryburn Sanford Short Singer Sullivan Weller Williams >>>> >>>> >>>> ________________________________ >>>> From: Tim Rosenlof<[email protected]> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Sent: Tue, February 14, 2012 12:14:35 PM >>>> Subject: [LegacyUG] Sharpen Your Pencils >>>> >>>> Records Released in 48 Days! >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Tim Rosenlof >>>> Always Source Your Work >>>> >>>> > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
