I just checked the 1940 USA census site and it is available April 2. I followed the website  Gail gave us. An Archivist gives clues on where to and how to find your family by district.  Maggi --- On Tue, 2/28/12, ontario-request@rootsweb.com <ontario-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: From: ontario-request@rootsweb.com <ontario-request@rootsweb.com> Subject: ONTARIO Digest, Vol 7, Issue 67 To: ontario@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 12:00 AM Today's Topics:    1. 1940 US Census (Gail Collins)    2. Re: 1940 US Census (Susan Fowler)    3. Re: 1940 US Census (Joyce Stevens)    4. Re: 1940 US Census (Dee's Genealogy) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:56:45 -0500 From: Gail Collins <gcollen@sympatico.ca> Subject: [ONTARIO] 1940 US Census To: <ontario-l@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP11B7AD8DD477D0FB1075C3D1690@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" The 1940 US census will be released online on April 2, 2012. Please bookmark this page: www.1940census.archives.gov. This is where you will be able to access the digitized census records starting on April 2. The digital images will be accessible free of charge at NARA facilities nationwide through our public access computers as well as on personal computers via the internet http://www.archives.gov/research/census/1940/faqs.html A name index does NOT exist for the 1940 census. However, Ancestry.com and FamilySearch have both announced plans to index the census after it opens. 1940 Census - To Be Released April 2, 2012 The 1940 Census is an official web site of the U.S. Government, administered by the National Archives and Records Administration in partnership with Archives.com ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:21:03 -0800 (PST) From: Susan Fowler <smfowler1@rogers.com> Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] 1940 US Census To: "ontario@rootsweb.com" <ontario@rootsweb.com> Message-ID:     <1330370463.45522.YahooMailNeo@web88504.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi Gail, the way I understand it is they are going to start transcribing it on April 2, when the government releases it. I don't think it will be available for some time after that. They are currently looking for people to transcribe. ________________________________ From: Gail Collins <gcollen@sympatico.ca> To: ontario-l@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 1:56:45 PM Subject: [ONTARIO] 1940 US Census The 1940 US census will be released online on April 2, 2012. Please bookmark this page: www.1940census.archives.gov. This is where you will be able to access the digitized census records starting on April 2. The digital images will be accessible free of charge at NARA facilities nationwide through our public access computers as well as on personal computers via the internet http://www.archives.gov/research/census/1940/faqs.html A name index does NOT exist for the 1940 census. However, Ancestry.com and FamilySearch have both announced plans to index the census after it opens. 1940 Census - To Be Released April 2, 2012 The 1940 Census is an official web site of the U.S. Government, administered by the National Archives and Records Administration in partnership with Archives.com *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://www.geneabloggers.com/ten-people-genealogists-follow-twitter/ Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:55:47 -0500 From: "Joyce Stevens" <joycestevens@twmi.rr.com> Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] 1940 US Census To: "'Susan Fowler'" <smfowler1@rogers.com>, <ontario@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <001301ccf59a$902bcca0$b08365e0$@rr.com> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="us-ascii" Wrong--------------- Reasdfay 4//12 -----Original Message----- From: ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Susan Fowler Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 2:21 PM To: ontario@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] 1940 US Census Hi Gail, the way I understand it is they are going to start transcribing it on April 2, when the government releases it. I don't think it will be available for some time after that. They are currently looking for people to transcribe. ________________________________ From: Gail Collins <gcollen@sympatico.ca> To: ontario-l@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 1:56:45 PM Subject: [ONTARIO] 1940 US Census The 1940 US census will be released online on April 2, 2012. Please bookmark this page: www.1940census.archives.gov. This is where you will be able to access the digitized census records starting on April 2. The digital images will be accessible free of charge at NARA facilities nationwide through our public access computers as well as on personal computers via the internet http://www.archives.gov/research/census/1940/faqs.html A name index does NOT exist for the 1940 census. However, Ancestry.com and FamilySearch have both announced plans to index the census after it opens. 1940 Census - To Be Released April 2, 2012 The 1940 Census is an official web site of the U.S. Government, administered by the National Archives and Records Administration in partnership with Archives.com *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://www.geneabloggers.com/ten-people-genealogists-follow-twitter/ Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://www.geneabloggers.com/ten-people-genealogists-follow-twitter/ Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:26:56 -0600 From: "Dee's Genealogy" <dees.genealogy@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] 1940 US Census To: <ontario@rootsweb.com>, "'Susan Fowler'" <smfowler1@rogers.com> Message-ID: <F2CD94B4EB744E298F5F0838A6F7BB72@userc9dc8fa3ac> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";     reply-type=original I checked the below listed Archive website and it says release date is 2 April 2012. Dee ============== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce Stevens" <joycestevens@twmi.rr.com> To: "'Susan Fowler'" <smfowler1@rogers.com>; <ontario@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 3:55 PM Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] 1940 US Census > Wrong--------------- > Reasdfay 4//12 > > -----Original Message----- > From: ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On > Behalf Of Susan Fowler > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 2:21 PM > To: ontario@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] 1940 US Census > > Hi Gail, the way I understand it is they are going to start transcribing > it > on April 2, when the government releases it. I don't think it will be > available for some time after that. They are currently looking for people > to > transcribe. > > > > ________________________________ > From: Gail Collins <gcollen@sympatico.ca> > To: ontario-l@rootsweb.com > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 1:56:45 PM > Subject: [ONTARIO] 1940 US Census > > The 1940 US census will be released online on April 2, 2012. > > Please bookmark this page: www.1940census.archives.gov. > > This is where you will be able to access the digitized census records > starting on April 2. The digital images will be accessible free of charge > at > > NARA facilities nationwide through our public access computers as well as > on > > personal computers via the internet > http://www.archives.gov/research/census/1940/faqs.html > A name index does NOT exist for the 1940 census. However, Ancestry.com and > FamilySearch have both announced plans to index the census after it opens. > 1940 Census - To Be Released April 2, 2012 > > The 1940 Census is an official web site of the U.S. Government, > administered > > by the National Archives and Records Administration in partnership with > Archives.com > > *********** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: > http://www.geneabloggers.com/ten-people-genealogists-follow-twitter/ > > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > *********** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: > http://www.geneabloggers.com/ten-people-genealogists-follow-twitter/ > > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > *********** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: > http://www.geneabloggers.com/ten-people-genealogists-follow-twitter/ > > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ To contact the ONTARIO list administrator, send an email to ONTARIO-admin@rootsweb.com. 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