Federal law kept the answers on millions of census forms secret for 72 years. The forms go online on Friday, a bonanza for historians, genealogists and the merely curious.
Tag: Genealogy
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Book Review: ‘Ancestor Trouble,’ by Maud Newton
Maud Newton’s “Ancestor Trouble” is a sweeping genealogical investigation that becomes an investigation of genealogy itself.
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Philanthropists Push Police Searches of DNA Databases
When the police can’t afford to solve cold cases, deep-pocketed donors can.
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Descendants Trace Histories Linked by Slavery
Some American descendants of enslaved people and others whose ancestors profited are using online portals to collaborate and reckon with their shared family pasts.