Census Links and Resources
For Census research
Beginner’s guide to the US Federal Censuses. www.tngenwed.org/cntylinkstutorial.html
Family search – www.familysearch.org
Ancestry – www.ancestry.com
National Archives – www.archives.gov
www.(name of state).archives.com
Free Blank Census Forms
Family Tree Magazine – www.familytreemagazine.com/info/censusforms
Ancestry – www.ancestry.com/download/Forms
Family Search – www.familysearchlibrary.com/free_genealogy_forms.htm
National Archives – http://www.Archives.gov/research/genealogy/charts-forms
Websites for census records
Beginner’s guide to the US Federal Censuses – www.tngenwed.org/cntylinkstutorial.html
Family search – www.familysearch.org
Ancestry – www.ancestry.com
National Archives – www.archives.gov
www.(name of state).archives.com
Resources for Census records
Census Atlas of the US – 1500-2000 http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/censusatlas/
Census Bureau History – http://www.census.gov/history/
Census Online – http://www.census-online.com/links/
Measuring America – http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/pol02-ma.pdf
National Archives and Records Administration – http://www.archives.gov/
NGS’s Special Federal Census Schedules Online Course – http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/galleries/education/2.1.3_Spec_Census_Syllabus.pdf
References for census records
Dollarhide, William. The Census Book: A Genealogist’s Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes. (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1999.) FHL Book 973.X27d.
Lainhart, Ann S. State Census Records. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992.
Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Wright, Matthew. Finding Answers in U.S. Census Records. (Orem, Utah: 2001 Ancestry) FHL Book 973 X27s.
County Histories
Find County Histories online
Google – http://books.google.com
Family History Library Catalog – https://www.familysearch.org
Hathitrust – www.hathitrust.org
Accessible Archives – www.accessible.com
Ancestry – www.ancestry.com
HeritageQuest – www.heritagequest.com
Internet Archives – www.archive.org
My Heritage – www.myheritage.com
Library of Congress – www.catalog.loc.gov
Accessible Archives – www.accessible.com
American Ancestors – www.library.nehgs.ore
Google Books – www.googlebooks.com
My Heritage – www.myheritage.com
Biblio – www.biblio.com
Closson Press – www.clossonpress.com
Findmypast – www.findmypast.com
Genealogical Publishing Co – www.genealogical.com
Genealogy Book Links – www.genealogybooklinks.com
Online county and Town Histories
FREE county and town histories. Many counties have several volumes of histories. Be sure to review all the volumes listed for the counties where your ancestors reside http://learnwebskills.com/patriot/countyhistories1.htm
