Old Fashioned Census Research
My pre-computer notes from the 1830 census microfilm
“Back in the day” before images were available online, researching census records meant a trip to the local NARA office or genealogical society to scroll through microfilm images. To make a copy to take home, you had to print from the microfilm image or copy the information by hand.
I have binders full of pages like this for families I’m researching. All headed for the shredder and recycling now…
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