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Only 1 More Year to the Release of the 1950 U.S. Census

The U.S. government will not release personally identifiable information about an individual to any other individual or agency until 72 years after it was collected for the decennial census. This “72-Year Rule” restricts access to decennial census records to all but the individual named on the record or their legal heir. In 2002, I wrote …

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MyHeritage Announces the Second Annual 24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon

According to an article in the MyHeritage Blog: “Last year, MyHeritage teamed up with Legacy Family Tree Webinars to make history: we hosted the first-ever 24-hour genealogy webinar marathon. The event, conceived toward the beginning of the pandemic-related shutdowns worldwide, was meant to provide a fully online learning experience bringing together genealogists from all across …

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MyHeritage Announces the Second Annual 24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon

According to an article in the MyHeritage Blog: “Last year, MyHeritage teamed up with Legacy Family Tree Webinars to make history: we hosted the first-ever 24-hour genealogy webinar marathon. The event, conceived toward the beginning of the pandemic-related shutdowns worldwide, was meant to provide a fully online learning experience bringing together genealogists from all across …

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