This has nothing to do with the Blackboard vs. blog. Hope I'm putting this in the right spot.
Since we're doing statistics this month, did you know that from 1850-1880, a Social Statistics census was conducted along with the federal population census?
The Social Statistics census is one of the non-population censuses. This census provided data on crime, real estate, wages, churches, schools, newspapers, libraries and public debt. No names are mentioned; this is statistical data only. In general, each county will have one or two pages of the above information.
For example, in the newspaper section in 1870 in the county of Ada, Idaho, there were three newspapers: Chronicle, Boise News and Idaho Statesman. The census lists the "character", frequency of publication, and circulation numbers of each.
Clayton does not have all the microfilm reels of these censuses.
For general information on the non-population censuses, "Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States" has a good overview. Clayton has several copies of this book.
I knew about the government and business censuses, but not the social statistics census. Is available online? If it doesn't include names, why is it of interest to genealogist? (Of course genealogist work in mysterious way. :))
Marianne - No, I have not seen this census online.
The answer to your other question is more open-ended. Genealogy can be as wide or as narrow as the person doing it wants it to be.
Some people want to know only direct descent (names, birth/marriage/death); some will recreate the town where their ancestor. By far, the majority of genealogists fall in the middle.
The Social Statistics census is of interest to all groups. For those only wanting names, the census tells them what newspapers they will need to find in order to find obituaries and birth and marriage notices.
For all others, this kind of information shows how the people lived. The wage level tells how affluent the area was. The newspaper "character" tells if this was Republican, Democrat or mixed politically. The contents of the paper tells about what was going on in the town, county, state and nation. The number of churches tells about religious affiliation. Sometimes it will indicate what type of immigrant the ancestor may have been.
I could go on and on and ...., but you get the general idea.
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This has nothing to do with the Blackboard vs. blog. Hope I'm putting this in the right spot.
Since we're doing statistics this month, did you know that from 1850-1880, a Social Statistics census was conducted along with the federal population census?
The Social Statistics census is one of the non-population censuses. This census provided data on crime, real estate, wages, churches, schools, newspapers, libraries and public debt. No names are mentioned; this is statistical data only. In general, each county will have one or two pages of the above information.
For example, in the newspaper section in 1870 in the county of Ada, Idaho, there were three newspapers: Chronicle, Boise News and Idaho Statesman. The census lists the "character", frequency of publication, and circulation numbers of each.
Clayton does not have all the microfilm reels of these censuses.
For general information on the non-population censuses, "Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States" has a good overview. Clayton has several copies of this book.
I knew about the government and business censuses, but not the social statistics census. Is available online? If it doesn't include names, why is it of interest to genealogist? (Of course genealogist work in mysterious way. :))
I don't remember using the social statistics while at Clayton. Are they on the microfilm or in Ancestry? Which is the best way to access them?
Leslie - The Social Statistics census is on microfilm. We store it at the end of the population censuses upstairs.
As far as I know, the only nonpopulation census that Ancestry has is the Mortality census. Last time I looked at that on Ancestry, it wasn't complete.
Marianne - No, I have not seen this census online.
The answer to your other question is more open-ended. Genealogy can be as wide or as narrow as the person doing it wants it to be.
Some people want to know only direct descent (names, birth/marriage/death); some will recreate the town where their ancestor. By far, the majority of genealogists fall in the middle.
The Social Statistics census is of interest to all groups. For those only wanting names, the census tells them what newspapers they will need to find in order to find obituaries and birth and marriage notices.
For all others, this kind of information shows how the people lived. The wage level tells how affluent the area was. The newspaper "character" tells if this was Republican, Democrat or mixed politically. The contents of the paper tells about what was going on in the town, county, state and nation. The number of churches tells about religious affiliation. Sometimes it will indicate what type of immigrant the ancestor may have been.
I could go on and on and ...., but you get the general idea.
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