New York residents are able to freely access the newly indexed 1940 U.S. Federal Census thanks to Ancestry.com, the world's largest online family history resource. The 1940 Census records for New York ...

A treasure trove of information about America’s past – the 1940 census – became available to the public this month after a 72-year wait. And if it sparked your interest in finding out more about your ...

In less than two weeks, genealogists and historians will get their first chance to begin combing the 1940 U.S. census for more clues about what life was like in the early part of the past century. “It ...

Finding a long-lost uncle’s name on a census form or discovering that Grandpa identified himself as a mural painter: It’s the stuff genealogists and history hunters live for. It also creates the kind ...

Brooklynites are now able to plug family names into an online 1940 U.S. census and come up with details about the lives of all New York state residents — from Leo Durocher, who managed the Brooklyn ...

Big news for genealogists, historians and even for people just curious about their own families: the 1940 U.S. Census is now available on the web. Unfortunately, at this point at least, it takes a bit ...

With a few key strokes at 6 a.m. Monday, a Silicon Valley engineer will open the lid on a treasure for genealogy buffs and local historians: the long-hidden personal records of 132 million Americans ...

In tracing the blood line of her maternal grandmother, Martha Collins has gone six generations deep — back to 1870. In that year’s census — the first after the abolition of slavery — the Seattle woman ...

A small clue to Bernice Bennett’s past leapt out at her from the computer screen, on a scanned ledger filled with addresses entered with the precision penmanship that is a lost art. It was 72 years ...

In less than two weeks, genealogists and historians will get their first chance to begin combing the 1940 U.S. census for more clues about what life was like in the early part of the past century. “It ...