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From: Sharon Sergeant <>
Subject: [GEN-EVENTS-L] 1930 Census Midnight Express in Waltham MA April 1 - no fooling!
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 19:39:13 -0800 (PST)


Hello,
Attached is the NARA, Waltham MA press release for the 1930 census
opening day - starting at MIDNIGHT!

I will capture hardy souls who will give up a Sunday night's sleep for
this event on digital stills and movies to replay at the Massachusetts
Genealogical Council Annual Meeting and Seminar the following Saturday
(see trailer on the press announcement) where we will host Walter
Hickey's talk about how to use other resources in lieu of the "wished
for" comprehensive index.

Please, join us, if you can, in this event of the decade!

Sharon Sergeant
Program Director
Massachusetts Genealogical Council
http://massgencouncil.org

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National Archives and Records Administration
NORTHEAST REGION
380 TRAPELO ROAD
WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS 02452-6399
www.nara.gov/regional
For Immediate Release
For Further Information: (781) 647-8100

National Archives in Waltham to Release 1930 Census at Midnight on
April 1, 2002

Waltham, MA*The National Archives-Northeast Region, located at 380
Trapelo Road in Waltham, will
release the 1930 Federal population census for the first time on April
1, 2002.

In celebration of this decennial event, The National Archives-Northeast
Region in Waltham will
OPEN AT MIDNIGHT on April 1 and remain open for research through 4:30
p.m. Monday. National Archives
staff and volunteers will be available to assist researchers.

Microfilmed copies of the 1930 Federal population census will also be
opened for research at the
National Archives building in Washington, DC and at 12 other Regional
Archives facilities across
the nation.

The 1930 census consists of 2,667 rolls of microfilm of population
schedules and 1,587 rolls of
Soundex indexes for 12 Southern states, totaling 4,254 rolls of
microfilm. Even though the
statistical summaries collected by enumerators are made public shortly
after the census is taken, federal
law restricts the release of information on individuals and families
for 72 years for privacy
reasons. The 1930 Census was conducted on April 1, 1930.

The 1930 census is the 15th Federal census mandated by the U.S.
Constitution, which states "The
actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first
Meeting of the Congress of the
United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such
manner as they shall by law
direct*"

There is no index to the 1930 census except for 12 Southern states. A
researcher must know the
address at which a family resided in 1930 in order to locate a member
of their family. The National
Archives has provided a collection of City Directories and other
finding aids to assist in
locating addresses.

The NARA facility in Waltham has extensive microfilm holdings and some
collections of original
records for genealogy research. These collections include Federal
population censuses, 1790-1930;
Revolutionary War military and pension records; 19th century passenger
records for most East Coast
United States and Gulf of Mexico ports; some 20th century records for
Boston, New York, and Canadian
Border Crossings; World War I draft registration records (New England
states only); and
naturalization records (New England states only). Hours of operation
are Monday, Tuesday, and Friday 8:00
a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., and the
first and third Saturday of
each month 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., excluding all Federal holidays.

The mission of the National Archives is to ensure, for the Citizen and
the Public Servant, for the
President and the Congress and the Courts, ready access to essential
evidence.


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The Massachusetts Genealogical Council Annual Meeting and Seminar
Saturday April 6, 2002 features the "1930 US Census", "Unusual Boston
Resources", "Lineage Society applications", and "Photo Identification
and Preservation" topics at the Corey Auditorium, Carlisle Public
School, Church Street, Carlisle, MA. Additional information and program
registration can be found at http://massgencouncil.org/


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