In a message dated 1/19/00 4:47:16 PM Central Standard Time, will7370@tao.sou.edu writes: << Just thought you wanted to know. 1930 census will be released in 2002 I think, just as the 1920 was released in 1992. They figure 72 years is the average life span of a person. After that length of time, most things that might have been embarrassing to people no longer matter. Rob >> Someone out there please explain the above me. I guess my brain is in low gear. When someone asked how often was a series of census records realeased, I said someone told me at the library that a census year of records was released every 10 years. As the above shows, if the 1920 was released in 1992. And then the 1930 is being released in 2002. That is TEN years. Where does the 72 year span come from? I am not doubting what you are saying, please help me get it through my dumb brain... lou