Webinar: The 1950 Census

  • Last Updated: February 21, 2023
  • Published: February 21, 2023

Register to attend the live training webinar, "The 1950 Census ."

Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)
 

Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge.
  • Speaker: Claire Kluskens, Genealogy/Census Records Subject Matter Expert, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
  • Learning outcomes: Federal decennial population census records provide a snapshot of families and individuals at 10-year intervals. The most recent publicly available census, 1950, was released for public use on April 1, 2022. This presentation provides an overview of what is and is not included in the 1950 census, what you can expect from NARA’s 1950 census website, and resources that can help librarians answer patron questions about the census.

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