It is no longer essential to provide exact addresses from seven decades ago to look for a New York connection. With names, free searches of the 1940 U.S. census first made public in April will unlock ...

RICHMOND, Va (WTVR) – Virginia is now one of six states where the 1940 U.S. census is now fully indexed, so users can search for records of family members by name, location, or family relation. This ...

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 ...

Records offer snapshots into lives of past inhabitants of homes 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 ...

Many Chattanoogans and others excitedly look forward to the latest smart phone or electronic tablet when it goes on sale, but a few people have been just as giddy about a part of the past that ...

U.S. census records from Alaska in 1940 are now available online in a format that allows the public to search by name and community. The searchable index is part of the 1940 U.S. Census Community ...

Americans now may plug family names into an online 1940 U.S. census and come up with details about the lives of New Yorkers — from Joe DiMaggio and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy to their own relatives.

This image taken from microfilm and provided by Ancestry.com shows a 1940 U.S. Census ledger page that includes an entry for Jacqueline Bouvier. Boubier, who became Jacqueline Kennedy when she married ...

NEW YORKNEW YORK — Americans are in for a cyber-surprise on Wednesday: They’ll be able to plug family names into an online 1940 U.S. census and come up with details about the lives of New Yorkers – ...

Americans are in for a cyber-surprise on Wednesday: They’ll be able to plug family names into an online 1940 U.S. census and come up with details about the lives of New Yorkers — from Joe DiMaggio and ...