Historians and genealogists rejoice. On Friday, the 1950 U.S. Census individual-level data will be released to the public. Sequestered by law for 72 years, the personally identifiable and detailed ...

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Mar. 27—Genealogists and family history enthusiasts will have some new information available when the 1950 Federal Census is released to the public April 1. Rusty Heckaman, research room supervisor ...

The personal responses people gave on the 1950 census, scheduled to be released Friday for the first time, will provide details of the post-World War II era at a time when the nation's population was ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – In April 1950, the United States was booming. The television was becoming affordable for most, Elvis Presley was on the radio, and the census bureau took a snapshot of what ...

On Friday, the U.S. National Archives will unlock the complete records of the 1950 Census. These files describe more than 150 million people, one by one. They bear the handwriting of a small army of ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – What was the United States like in 1950? Public data is now available that can help you get those answers. After more than seven decades, raw data from the 1950 decennial Census ...

A 3-year-old boy named Japperson W. Blythe was living in Hope in 1950, according to newly released census records. He would grow up to be president of the United States. Don't remember a president ...

Seventy-two years ago, someone knocked on your ancestor's door and asked them a series of questions. Friday, all of that information will be at your fingertips. So break out the family tree and ...

The 1950 Census has been available for a few weeks and here are a few research tips I have learned. There are plenty of guides and tutorials on every genealogy site, all you need to do is just search ...