Are you tired of the political gridlock in Washington, DC? As we prepare for the 2010 census do you expect a period of relative peace and quiet? Yes, this period is a time when census takers diligently canvas their neighborhoods to quantify and record, followed by a long period when number crunchers labor over banks of computers to arrive at just who we are as a nation. Yet although the work is quiet the politics are not. On the contrary, politicians raise the stress level even higher because their jobs may depend on the results. The size of voting blocks will change; the number of each state's Congressional delegation may rise or fall. The only sure winners are the genealogists! Census data are our bread and butter even though we have to wait 72 years to enjoy it! The rationale for that weird 72 number is one of the items to be cleared up at this Wednesday's general meeting, "Preparing for the 1940 Census Opening in 2010." More important, the presentation by Joel Weintraub, Professor Emeritus of Biology at Cal State Fullerton, and an expert on national archives data, will also provide strategies and tools for your census-searching needs. That is why you will want to be at the LDS Church by 7:30 pm this Wednesday the 24th. Also bring any recyclable bottles and cans to be left just outside the Church. Bill Bryant, MCGS Secretary
Given the rule of 72 yrs... wouldn't the 1940 Census be due to open in 2012? Or have they changed it to 60 years? Happy Trails, Lauren On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 6:18 PM, Bill Bryant <w.bryant@comcast.net> wrote: <snip> The rationale for that weird 72 number is one of the items to be cleared up > at this Wednesday's general meeting, "Preparing for the 1940 Census Opening > in 2010." More important, the presentation by Joel Weintraub, Professor > Emeritus of Biology at Cal State Fullerton, and an expert on national > archives data, will also provide strategies and tools for your > census-searching needs. That is why you will want to be at the LDS Church > by 7:30 pm this Wednesday the 24th. Also bring any recyclable bottles and > cans to be left just outside the Church. > > Bill Bryant, MCGS Secretary > ______________________________________ > > A big "THANK YOU" to all of you that give so generously of your time > volunteering for the Society. > --------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://www.maringensoc.org > > Read the meeting notices: < > http://www.maringensoc.org/News/newsletters.htm> > > Read the Society's blog run by Gene Pennington: > http://maringensoc.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MARINGENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >