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In the newly released 1930 census, of particular interest to architectural h=
istorians will be the question asked of all households "#8 Value of house, i=
f owned, or monthly rental, if rented."  For the New York City returns I hav=
e examined, compliance with this question appears fairly complete, although=20=
in some buildings the rents seem unusually "rounded" (i.e. $150, $175, $200,=
 etc.), as if there was some fudging going on.  =20

A brief article from "LOCAL HISTORY & GENEALOGY LIBRARIAN NEWS ONLINE" (June=
 7, 2002; http://www.heritagequest.com/html/LHGL.html) is also snipped and a=
ppended.=20

Christopher Gray=20
"Streetscapes" Columnist, Sunday Real Estate Section=20
The New York Times=20
office:  246 West 80th Street=20
New York City   10024=20
voice:  212-799-0520=20
e:        [log in to unmask]


So, what's in the 1930 Census for me?=20
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=20
Genealogists across the country are beginning to research the 1930 Census.=20
To make that search even more effective HeritageQuest has just announced a=20
new book The 1930 Census: A Reference and Research Guide by Thomas Jay=20
Kemp.=20

One of the first things that strikes you about the 1930 Census is how=20
clear and legible the handwriting is. Perhaps this is the first generation=20
to take to heart those years of penmanship lessons.=20

The 1930 Census was the last census to ask the same questions of every=20
household. More than 100,000 enumerators covered the US and her outlying=20
territories and documented all 124 million of us. One enumerator, William=20
J. Little almost died when he collapsed from thirst and exhaustion in=20
Death Valley after his car died. Luckily he was found by a prospector and=20
taken to the nearest town, preserving his life and the census records he=20
had recorded.=20

Several families across the country immortalized the work of the census in=20
the names of their children. A family in Athens, Georgia was so pleased to=20
have their names on the census that they named their newborn child "Census=20
Tooken" and in St. Louis, Missouri a proud father named his child born=20
nine months after the census was taken "Census FRIAR" (Census Friar was born=
 on January 29, 1931).=20

One tip for this census is that military records are not grouped together=20
but appear within the returns for the state where the base was located.=20
Overseas troops based in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa and the=20
Panama Canal Zone were enumerated with the returns for those "outlying=20
territories." Another unique feature in this book is a guide to the reel=20
and page numbers for the Consular Reports is given in the appendix.=20

Checking for Consular Census Returns=20

An example. I was looking for Ethelbert WATTS who was born 25 January=20
1902. I knew that he joined the Navy and served as a Lieutenant and was=20
stationed in Japan with the US Embassy there. A quick search showed that=20
the Consular Service records are on Reel Numbers 2630 and 2638. I found=20
the entries for the Embassy in Tokyo were on reel 2630, pages 223 and 224=20
and quickly found Ehelbert listed along with his wife "Elizabeth L." and=20
their son, Philip G. WATTS.=20

The government prepared soundex and miracode indexes to the 1930 Census.=20
The 1930 Census: A Reference and Research Guide goes into detail on how=20
these indexes were created, tips for searching them and what you can=20
expect in the 1930 census.=20

This guide explains not just how to use the Census of Population but also=20
the Census of Agriculture, Census of Religious Bodies and the other less=20
well-known special censuses. The Census of Religious Bodies is=20
particularly interesting as it includes a brief biographical return for=20
every member of the clergy and a detailed statistical description of the=20
hundreds of denominations and their local congregations across the=20
country. This is an excellent tool for learning how many Methodist or=20
Presbyterian churches existed in a given town and knowing which strain of=20
the denomination that they, and their records, followed.=20

Did you know that the Census Bureau did a study of marriage patterns in=20
1930? This guide summarizes their detailed conclusions and points out that=20
couples living in North Dakota often got married in Moorhead, Minnesota;=20
that after Texas imposed a new 3 day waiting period for getting married=20
that Texans went to Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma to get married.=20

The guide also alerts us to the Special Municipal Censuses that were taken=20
in between the census years. There were more than 20 of these carried out=20
in Alabama, Indiana, Illinois, Oklahoma and other states. Many researchers=20
have never heard of these "extra" censuses.=20

The 1930 Census: A Reference and Research Guide is packed with information=20
that genealogists will rely on to get the most from the 1930 Census and to=20
push forward in their research. You'll want to get your copy now!=20

Kemp, Thomas Jay. The 1930 Census: A Reference and Research Guide. North=20
Salt Lake, UT: HeritageQuest ProQuest, 2002. 225p.$19.95. A0390. ISBN:=20
1591780128.=20

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released 1930 census, of particular interest to architectural historians wil=
l be=20
the question asked of all households "#8 Value of house, if owned, or monthl=
y=20
rental, if rented." &nbsp;For the New York City returns I have examined,=20
compliance with this question appears fairly complete, although in some=20
buildings the rents seem unusually "rounded" (i.e. $150, $175, $200, etc.),=20=
as=20
if there was some fudging going on. &nbsp; <BR><BR>A brief article from "LOC=
AL=20
HISTORY &amp; GENEALOGY LIBRARIAN NEWS ONLINE" (June 7, 2002;=20
http://www.heritagequest.com/html/LHGL.html) is also snipped and appended.=20
<BR><BR>Christopher Gray <BR>"Streetscapes" Columnist, Sunday Real Estate=20
Section <BR>The New York Times <BR>office: &nbsp;246 West 80th Street <BR>Ne=
w=20
York City &nbsp;&nbsp;10024 <BR>voice: &nbsp;212-799-0520 <BR>e:=20
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[log in to unmask] <BR><BR><BR>So,=
=20
what's in the 1930 Census for me?=20
<BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <BR>Genealogists=20
across the country are beginning to research the 1930 Census. <BR>To make th=
at=20
search even more effective HeritageQuest has just announced a <BR>new book T=
he=20
1930 Census: A Reference and Research Guide by Thomas Jay <BR>Kemp. <BR><BR>=
One=20
of the first things that strikes you about the 1930 Census is how <BR>clear=20=
and=20
legible the handwriting is. Perhaps this is the first generation <BR>to take=
 to=20
heart those years of penmanship lessons. <BR><BR>The 1930 Census was the las=
t=20
census to ask the same questions of every <BR>household. More than 100,000=20
enumerators covered the US and her outlying <BR>territories and documented a=
ll=20
124 million of us. One enumerator, William <BR>J. Little almost died when he=
=20
collapsed from thirst and exhaustion in <BR>Death Valley after his car died.=
=20
Luckily he was found by a prospector and <BR>taken to the nearest town,=20
preserving his life and the census records he <BR>had recorded. <BR><BR>Seve=
ral=20
families across the country immortalized the work of the census in <BR>the n=
ames=20
of their children. A family in Athens, Georgia was so pleased to <BR>have th=
eir=20
names on the census that they named their newborn child "Census <BR>Tooken"=20=
and=20
in St. Louis, Missouri a proud father named his child born <BR>nine months a=
fter=20
the census was taken&nbsp;"Census FRIAR" (Census Friar was born on January 2=
9,=20
1931).&nbsp;<BR><BR>One tip for this census is that military records are not=
=20
grouped together <BR>but appear within the returns for the state where the b=
ase=20
was located. <BR>Overseas troops based in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, American Sam=
oa=20
and the <BR>Panama Canal Zone were enumerated with the returns for those=20
"outlying <BR>territories." Another unique feature in this book is a guide t=
o=20
the reel <BR>and page numbers for the Consular Reports is given in the appen=
dix.=20
<BR><BR>Checking for Consular Census Returns <BR><BR>An example. I was looki=
ng=20
for Ethelbert WATTS who was born 25 January <BR>1902. I knew that he joined=20=
the=20
Navy and served as a Lieutenant and was <BR>stationed in Japan with the US=20
Embassy there. A quick search showed that <BR>the Consular Service records a=
re=20
on Reel Numbers 2630 and 2638. I found <BR>the entries for the Embassy in To=
kyo=20
were on reel 2630, pages 223 and 224 <BR>and quickly found Ehelbert listed a=
long=20
with his wife "Elizabeth L." and <BR>their son, Philip G. WATTS. <BR><BR>The=
=20
government prepared soundex and miracode indexes to the 1930 Census. <BR>The=
=20
1930 Census: A Reference and Research Guide goes into detail on how <BR>thes=
e=20
indexes were created, tips for searching them and what you can <BR>expect in=
 the=20
1930 census. <BR><BR>This guide explains not just how to use the Census of=20
Population but also <BR>the Census of Agriculture, Census of Religious Bodie=
s=20
and the other less <BR>well-known special censuses. The Census of Religious=20
Bodies is <BR>particularly interesting as it includes a brief biographical=20
return for <BR>every member of the clergy and a detailed statistical descrip=
tion=20
of the <BR>hundreds of denominations and their local congregations across th=
e=20
<BR>country. This is an excellent tool for learning how many Methodist or=20
<BR>Presbyterian churches existed in a given town and knowing which strain o=
f=20
<BR>the denomination that they, and their records, followed. <BR><BR>Did you=
=20
know that the Census Bureau did a study of marriage patterns in <BR>1930? Th=
is=20
guide summarizes their detailed conclusions and points out that <BR>couples=20
living in North Dakota often got married in Moorhead, Minnesota; <BR>that af=
ter=20
Texas imposed a new 3 day waiting period for getting married <BR>that Texans=
=20
went to Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma to get married. <BR><BR>The guide=20=
also=20
alerts us to the Special Municipal Censuses that were taken <BR>in between t=
he=20
census years. There were more than 20 of these carried out <BR>in Alabama,=20
Indiana, Illinois, Oklahoma and other states. Many researchers <BR>have neve=
r=20
heard of these "extra" censuses. <BR><BR>The 1930 Census: A Reference and=20
Research Guide is packed with information <BR>that genealogists will rely on=
 to=20
get the most from the 1930 Census and to <BR>push forward in their research.=
=20
You'll want to get your copy now! <BR><BR>Kemp, Thomas Jay. The 1930 Census:=
 A=20
Reference and Research Guide. North <BR>Salt Lake, UT: HeritageQuest ProQues=
t,=20
2002. 225p.$19.95. A0390. ISBN: <BR>1591780128.&nbsp;<BR><BR>=20
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