The 1950 Census Data Is Up and Searchable - How-To Information

[Ms. Toad]

26. You can help make the data more searchable by adding transcriptions

I found all but one of my immediate family. My dad was in college, in a large county - and with poor transcription and a common name, I didn't find him.

For step 4: If you know several people who lived in the same household, instead of looking for a specific person enter the first names of several family members.

In the secondary pages, scroll the list for family names one right after another. I found my mother's family that way.

For step 4: If you have a touch pad (or screen) you can pinch and spread to read more easily.

For step 5: To get to the page, click on the population schedule link.

I added transcriptions for both families - in theory they will be active in 24 hours. That way so anyone coming after can find them more easily.

I did several searches by clearing individual filters rather than starting over - it was pretty easy.