Ancestry.com: FREE Access to 1940 U.S. Census & Sons of the American Revolution Records (Through July 7th Only!)
Where was your family when Washington crossed the Delaware? How did they fare during the Great Depression? If you are in the process of creating a family tree or maybe you just want to find out more about your long lost family members, this offer is right up your alley! 🙂
Through July 7th at midnight, head on over to Ancestry.com where you can gain FREE access to the Sons of the American Revolution AND the 1940 U.S. Census Records! Come back and share any interesting stories you’ve learned by accessing these FREE records…I’d love to hear them! 🙂
The U.S. has taken a census of its population every ten years since 1790. The most recent census available to us at present is the 1940 census, due to a 72-year privacy restriction. While the questions in U.S. census records varied from year to year and in state censuses, from state to state, you can find information like names of other household members, ages, birthplaces, residence, occupation, immigration and citizenship details, marriage information, military service and more.
(Thanks, Cindy!)
I love doing family history, though with young kids I don’t make a lot of time for it, but it is so neat to learn the names and stories of your ancestors! The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints has amazing and FREE websites to use too!
Familysearch.org is an AWESOME & FREE website on doing family history
Thanks for sharing about this. It has been quite fascinating for me. According to the the census my dad’s grandparents had a daughter, but my dad has never heard of her. Going to be asking family members about her to find out what happen to her.
Back then, they took info from different pple, not always people who they should have done. I have found mistakes in them, listing people who didnt exist or people young who where olde and visversa.
Thanks for sharing this. I was able to find my dads household when he was only 5 months old. Valuable information to share with family
Awe all my grandparents were born 43-46 and I don’t know my greatgranparents names.
Christine– I have belonged to Ancestry.com for years. Maybe I could help you. I have the world version until Nov. , if they came from Germany or elsewhere in Europe. If you really want help, let me know the names and some dates that you do have and I can do some searching for you and lead you in the right path. contact me at bonjohn65@gmail.com. Bonnie
I am at the “View Free Records with a Free Account” page but it will not let me log in after I have created the account:( Nothing is happening. I click continue and I am still looking at the info I entered.
I did not realize my maternal grandparents were born in the U.S. My paternal grandparents I knew but to see how many people lived in their household and now to figure out how they are related to me will be an interesting challenge. This made me smile.
I wonder if I save some profiles to my “shoebox” if I will still ba able to look at them after July 7th…
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I think if you create an account, you will be able to access your shoebox, even with a free account. At least I have been able to. I just checked. I had 6 months access a few years ago but haven’t had a paid subscription since. But meanwhile, I periodically dabble in genealogy research and I can still access what I found in the past. Ancestry.com wants you to subscribe, so it is to their benefit to maintain the searches you made in the past.