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Which Site Has the Best 1940 Census Images

Category: 1940 Census

There are four sites that are indexing the census (see prior article, "Confused? Thought the indexing of 1940 census was a cooperative project by all?"). But if all are indexing the 1940 census, why wouldn't the images look exactly the same?

When it comes down to it, it doesn't matter why they don't but which one is the best. Fortunately for me personally the top two are the ones I use the most. What about you?

The Ancestry Insider Blog has a very good article about this with example images of the census from each and a side-by-side comparison. See the Saturday, April 28, 2012 article, #1940Census Who Has the Best Images?

Check out other articles on the blog regarding the 1940 census & other genealogy articles in the blog.

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Book of the Month Now Library Book Reviews

Old library: book on a stand. Periodically a review features a book from the Nichols Memorial Library. All books are available on-site for your research. See top menu!

Did You Know?

... that Alabama (as do the other states) have its own 1940 census information page?
AND that NEAGS is one of the ten 'Participating Societies' that has worked to make Alabama 100% complete for the initial indexing? NEW: 5/31/2012.

... that there are 79,619 images in the 1940 Alabama census? Source: Dick Eastman's 4/17/2012 newsletter.

... that Google & LIFE have collaborated to bring the entire LIFE photo archive online. [1940 images here.] These newly-digitized images include photos & etchings produced & owned by LIFE dating back to the 1750s. You can read more about this exciting collection & search or browse the archive on Google Image Search by adding source:life to your query. Source: April 18th iGoogle widget.

NEAGS 1st Indexer Badge

Members of the NorthEast Alabama Genealogical Society were among the first indexers for the 1940 Census Project.

One of our NEAGS Members has indexed over 10,000 FamilySearch files. And another 20,000!!!!! Have you indexed anything yet?

1940 Community Census Project Help us index the census! See what the project is all about & how YOU can do it too. Also the transcribing census resources.

Please select the NorthEast Alabama Genealogical Society as the organization when you register for indexing. Membership in society is not required.

SOP for NEAGS Meetings

The Society meets the 2nd Saturday of each month at 1:30 P.M. at the Nichols Memorial Library, One Cabot Ave., in Gadsden, AL.

Come join us & bring a snack (or soft drinks, chips, paper plates, utensils) to share after the meeting. See Map to obtain directions.

Great Resource Part of Society Membership

At $20 per year NEAGS' Membership Application dues include a quarterly, the NORTHEAST ALABAMA SETTLERS -- a great resource. See the NE AL Settlers Excerpt Vol 50 No 4 for a glimpse of what can be gleaned. Accessible from the Main Menu. More excerpts from past quarterlies will be added over time.