Reading into the Past with Census Records with Maggie Rose

To register for this webinar please follow this link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5337057348735553806?source=Michigan. Sessions are free and available only to members of the Michigan library community. Registrants will receive instructions and a link to attend the session directly from PCI after they register.

Once every 10 years new Federal Census data becomes available for family history researchers. This year the 1950 Federal Census data is released! Learn about using Federal Census data to research your family history, the historical importance of data collected by census records, and how information not indexed in a database can lead to big breakthroughs in your genealogical research.

Learn how to interpret information gleaned from sifting through census abbreviations, schedules, and more.

At the conclusion of the webinar, participants will know:

• How and where to access census records
• The history and historical importance of census records for genealogical research
• The type of data collected and how it relates to genealogy
• How to use Census Information not indexed in databases

Instructor: Maggie Rose has over 10 years of experience in Ohio Libraries. Currently, she works as the PR and Marketing Associate at the Barberton Public Library and is the Past-Coordinator for the Adult Services Division Action Council for the Ohio Library Council. Maggie started library work in 5th grade as a shelver and volunteer in her school library. As a teen, she started shelving in her local public library and has held many library positions since. Maggie graduated summa cum laude from the University of Akron with a BA in English and a minor in classical studies. She received her MLIS from Kent State and has been working as a librarian for six years.

Maggie loves sewing, gardening, camping, and her boisterous family, which consists of a spouse, a boy, a girl, 2 dogs, 4 cats, 1 lizard, and 6 chickens.

PCI Webinars are recorded and available to members of the Michigan library community in the Library of Michigan's Niche Staff Skills Academy about a week after they air. New webinars will be in the New category for several weeks. You do not need to register for a webinar in order to view it later in the Staff Skills Academy.

This project is made possible by grant funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administered by the State of Michigan through the Library of Michigan.