Census records are amongst the primary tools of genealogists. Even so, those of us who have been reading them for a while can tell you that the records are not as reliable as we would wish. I am still trying to find great-great-granddad in the 1850 census although he appears hale and hearty in the …
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No Census, No Feeling
Census enumerators (census takers) have a difficult job at best. Can you imagine The Three Stooges interviewing local residents? In a 1940 Three Stooges movie, Larry, Curly, and Moe obtained jobs as census enumerators and were to be paid four cents per name recorded. I watched the movie today, and now I understand some of …
No Census, No Feeling
Census enumerators (census takers) have a difficult job at best. Can you imagine The Three Stooges interviewing local residents? In a 1940 Three Stooges movie, Larry, Curly, and Moe obtained jobs as census enumerators and were to be paid four cents per name recorded. I watched the movie today, and now I understand some of …