Census Data: Going Beyond the Population Count

Census Data: Going Beyond the Population Count

Presented by:

Janis Minor Forté

The census is more than just a population count. Between 1820 and 1880, census supplemental schedules contained valuable Count to Exploring Supplemental Schedules for Their Content and Genealogical Value information that should be incorporated into the lifestyle and history of our research families. Learn to use these non-population schedule returns including the: Agricultural, Manufacturing & Industry, Mortality, Delinquent, Dependent, Defective and Social Statistics Schedules contain significant social, economic and about individuals and families information.

This lecture provides a ‘how to’ exploration of these schedules. Included in the lecture are other selected state ‘specialty census’ which highlights the value of their content in the study and history of family and community life.

About Janis Minor Forté :

Lecturer, Author, Writer, Publisher, Janis is the first place winner of the 2013 ISFHW&E Excellence-in-Writing Competition and other awards and citations. She is a member of several societies, including the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the National Genealogical Society (NGS), the International Society of Family History Writers and Editors (ISFHWE), the Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS), the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS), the Afro-American Genealogical and Historical Society of Chicago (AAGHSC) and others. Her presentation specialties include methodology, skill building techniques and case studies. She is skilled in both on-site and online research.

This program will be in person at the Glenview Public Library, Community Room. No registration is required.