
Genealogists Celebrate Release of 1950 Census Records
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Records from the 1950 census have been released, giving researchers new information.
Last week, the U.S. National Archives released U.S. census records from 1950, granting public access to files that documented more than 150 million people and the areas they lived, the jobs they had, and much more.
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Genealogists Celebrate Release of 1950 Census Records
Clip: 4/4/2022 | 6m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Last week, the U.S. National Archives released U.S. census records from 1950, granting public access to files that documented more than 150 million people and the areas they lived, the jobs they had, and much more.
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