1940 US Census
Are You Ready for the Release of the 1940 Census Questions?
At the begining of April, the United States Archive will release the 1940 US census records on microfilm and in digital format.
Will you be ready to use those records? Do you know what the questions were? How will they affect your family tree searches? Will you have forms ready to transcribe them?
The National Archives has stated they will have digital images of this census on their websites. I anticipate, however, they will be swamped with on-line searchers, especially at the beginning. My recommendation is for you to be prepared to use the microfilm copies at your local library or family history center of the Mormon church.
In order to make the most of that, you may wish to transcribe some or all of the census record pages affecting your family history. You will need to have transcription forms ready for that, which means you need to know what the questions were, and the order they appear.
This is the place for that. The questions are listed at the 1940 census questions. From that page, you can access an Acrobat Reader copy to download or print for yourself.
It is also important to note that when the 1940 US census is first released, there will be no indexes of all the names of those recorded in the 1940 census in the United States. You will need to have some idea of where your ancestors lived at that date, and then be prepared to crank through the appropriate microfilm roll until you find them.
Be Ready - Be Prepared - and Good Hunting
