David S. Ferriero, who has been the archivist of the United States for more than a decade under three presidents, is planning to retire in April. Ferriero, 76, has been head of the National Archives and Records Administration since he was appointed by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate in 2009. “It has …
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1950 Census Will Soon Be Available
January 14, 2022 I don’t know about you, but I’m excited about the release of 1950 census in just under three months. I’m sure I’m not the only genealogist who has cleared her calendar for April 1, 2022. The National Archives will be releasing a digitized version of the census that morning, for free. Other …
Carry Your Genealogy Database in Your Cell Phone
This week I purchased a new cell phone. It is a modern “smart phone” combining a telephone along with many capabilities of computers. One of the first things I did was to load my entire genealogy database into the phone, consisting of full data on more than 4,000 individuals and including all my source citations, …