In a message dated 02/4/2 7:18:36 PM, j.w.dvorak@worldnet.att.net writes: << David when will the Grant County Wisconsin census records be out? >> Hi John, I know this was directed to David, but for what it's worth, since Robin posted the related NARA site last week in timely manner for us to anticipate it's public release, below is some from what I've snooped out about the 1930 (Federal Census), which is available as of this past Monday 1 April 2002 (note: Wisconsin's last state census was 1905). It can be purchased ($34), rented, or viewed on microfilm at NARA in DC, & at the 13 regional facilities. I did not see any mention of indexes for the census and only 12 Southern States had Soundex completed by the WPA. I've not found any evidence that the FHC yet has copies available for rent (check with your local FHL or email fhl@ldschurch.org to inquire when they might acquire them). Ancestry is adding to their online database, which by 3 April only contained three counties of Delaware State, although it is said to be aiming to have all images online (2,667 rolls of microfilm) in the next three months, and create an all-name index by November. Hoping all find their desired+ data! Di From a 25 March article in the Everett Washington Herald, referenced from LDS site: "...Even with the census rolls in hand, finding a relative may not be easy. Unlike the 1920 or 1910 census, the 1930 results weren't organized to make it easy to search by a person's surname. That means researchers will have to narrow down where a person lived to a neighborhood before delving into the census, unless they want to be stuck poring over reams of information,... .... ...Where to look at the 1930 Census: National Archives, .... [lists closest regional NARA repository] Local library: ....[].... Regional Library System and the ....[].... Public Library are able to rent microfilms of the census information from the National Archives. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Family History centers. ..." [does not list an availability date, but nothing is listed in the FHC Library catalog as yet] From Deseret News 1 April Article: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,380009611,00.html "... The count was taken April 1, 1930, just over five months after the October 1929 stock market crash that plunged the country into depression. One question asked whether someone had worked the previous day; another asks to give what "class of worker" you are. The 1930 census also lent evidence to a shift in educational goals for Americans. It was the last census to ask if someone could read or write and the first to ask if someone had attended college. "It is at this pivotal point of history, poised between two tumultuous but very different decades, that enumerators of the 1930 census captured a statistical snapshot of our nation," said John Carlin, archivist of the United States. The 1930 count was also the last tally in which all Americans answered the same questions. Short and long versions of the census questionnaire were introduced in 1940. No forms were mailed. All homes were visited by a census taker, who read off a series of 32 questions and recorded responses by hand. ..." From the NARA 1930 Census FAQ page (which includes all questions asked on census): What are the major differences from the earlier census records? 1.In 1920, the census asked "if naturalized, year of naturalization." In 1930, the Census asked only if the person were naturalized. 2.The 1900, 1910, and 1920 censuses asked if a person owned or rented a house. In 1930, the schedules also included the value of the home or the amount of rent paid each month. 3.The 1930 census asked if the home had a radio. 4.The 1930 census asked a person's age at the time of his or her first marriage. 5.In 1930, the census asked which specific war a man fought in. Enumeration district maps can be found in M1930, Enumeration District Maps for the Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930 (36 rolls). These maps show the boundaries and the number of each enumeration district. M1931, Index to Selected City Streets and Enumeration Districts, 1930 Census (7 rolls). This series cross references street addresses with enumeration districts for more than 50 cities. - http://1930census.nara.gov/beginSearch.asp Grant County, WI in 1930 census. Microfilm Publication: T626. Microfilm Roll Number: 2574 Number of Microfilm Rolls: 1 Number of Enumeration Districts: 59 ED are arranged alphabetically, as per the *Partial* list below, for example. ____ ED Enumeration District Descriptions 22- 1 BAGLEY VILLAGE 22- 2 BEETOWN TOWN 22- 7 BOSCOBEL TOWN EXCLUDING BOSCOBEL CITY 22- 8 CASSVILLE TOWN EXCLUDING CASSVILLE VILLAGE 22- 11 CLIFTON TOWN EXCLUDING LIVINGSTON VILLAGE 22- 12 CUBA CITY 22- 17 HARRISON TOWN 22- 18 HAZEL GREEN TOWN EXCLUDING HAZEL GREEN VILLAGE 22- 22 JAMESTOWN TOWN 22- 23 LANCASTER CITY 22- 27 LIVINGSTON VILLAGE (PART) 22- 37 PARIS TOWN 22- 40 PLATTEVILLE City, WARD 1, BOUNDED BY (N) City LIMITS; (E) City LIMITS; (S) E. MINERAL; (W) WATER. 22- 47 PLATTEVILLE City, WARD 8, BOUNDED BY (N) E. MINERAL; (E) City LIMITS; (S) City LIMITS; (W) GALENA RD., LYDIA, E. PINE, OAK. 22- 48 PLATTEVILLE TOWN EXCLUDING PLATTEVILLE CITY 22- 49 POTOSI TOWN EXCLUDING POTOSI VILLAGE 22- 51 SMELSER TOWN EXCLUDING CUBA CITY 22- 53 GRANT CO. INSANE ASYLUM AND HOME 22- 54 WATERLOO TOWN _ Institutions not already listed.... 22- 23 GRANT CO. HOSPITAL 22- 23 GRANT CO. JAIL 22- 23 LANCASTER HOSPITAL 22- 45 WILSON CUNNINGHAM HOSPITAL 22- 46 ANDREW HOSPITAL

For what it's worth, I'm staying far away from the NARA for a few months. That 1-1/2 hour drive to DC (in DC traffic) isn't worth it just to find out a bazillion other people are there, too. I got a short Ancestry subscription to check out what they have to offer. Navigating around the site once I've logged in is a little frustrating, cause it seems I get a different screen every time I want to search for something. The censuses that are indexed are much nicer than the ones that aren't, yet the indexing seems inconsistent. For instance, I was trying to search on the name of a child since I didn't know her parents' names. She didn't come up. So I thought, ok they've only indexed heads of household, or only the adults, etc. Well, in other searches I've seen children (and babies) come up in the indexes. So I don't get it. Some of the indexes show the person's age, some of them don't. Robin -----Original Message----- From: KinDetective@aol.com [mailto:KinDetective@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 9:15 AM To: WIGRANT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WIGRANT] 1930 census info In a message dated 02/4/2 7:18:36 PM, j.w.dvorak@worldnet.att.net writes: << David when will the Grant County Wisconsin census records be out? >> Hi John, I know this was directed to David, but for what it's worth, since Robin posted the related NARA site last week in timely manner for us to anticipate it's public release, below is some from what I've snooped out about the 1930 (Federal Census), which is available as of this past Monday 1 April 2002 (note: Wisconsin's last state census was 1905). It can be purchased ($34), rented, or viewed on microfilm at NARA in DC, & at the 13 regional facilities. I did not see any mention of indexes for the census and only 12 Southern States had Soundex completed by the WPA. I've not found any evidence that the FHC yet has copies available for rent (check with your local FHL or email fhl@ldschurch.org to inquire when they might acquire them). Ancestry is adding to their online database, which by 3 April only contained three counties of Delaware State, although it is said to be aiming to have all images online (2,667 rolls of microfilm) in the next three months, and create an all-name index by November. Hoping all find their desired+ data! Di From a 25 March article in the Everett Washington Herald, referenced from LDS site: "...Even with the census rolls in hand, finding a relative may not be easy. Unlike the 1920 or 1910 census, the 1930 results weren't organized to make it easy to search by a person's surname. That means researchers will have to narrow down where a person lived to a neighborhood before delving into the census, unless they want to be stuck poring over reams of information,... .... ...Where to look at the 1930 Census: National Archives, .... [lists closest regional NARA repository] Local library: ....[].... Regional Library System and the ....[].... Public Library are able to rent microfilms of the census information from the National Archives. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Family History centers. ..." [does not list an availability date, but nothing is listed in the FHC Library catalog as yet] From Deseret News 1 April Article: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,380009611,00.html "... The count was taken April 1, 1930, just over five months after the October 1929 stock market crash that plunged the country into depression. One question asked whether someone had worked the previous day; another asks to give what "class of worker" you are. The 1930 census also lent evidence to a shift in educational goals for Americans. It was the last census to ask if someone could read or write and the first to ask if someone had attended college. "It is at this pivotal point of history, poised between two tumultuous but very different decades, that enumerators of the 1930 census captured a statistical snapshot of our nation," said John Carlin, archivist of the United States. The 1930 count was also the last tally in which all Americans answered the same questions. Short and long versions of the census questionnaire were introduced in 1940. No forms were mailed. All homes were visited by a census taker, who read off a series of 32 questions and recorded responses by hand. ..." From the NARA 1930 Census FAQ page (which includes all questions asked on census): What are the major differences from the earlier census records? 1.In 1920, the census asked "if naturalized, year of naturalization." In 1930, the Census asked only if the person were naturalized. 2.The 1900, 1910, and 1920 censuses asked if a person owned or rented a house. In 1930, the schedules also included the value of the home or the amount of rent paid each month. 3.The 1930 census asked if the home had a radio. 4.The 1930 census asked a person's age at the time of his or her first marriage. 5.In 1930, the census asked which specific war a man fought in. Enumeration district maps can be found in M1930, Enumeration District Maps for the Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930 (36 rolls). These maps show the boundaries and the number of each enumeration district. M1931, Index to Selected City Streets and Enumeration Districts, 1930 Census (7 rolls). This series cross references street addresses with enumeration districts for more than 50 cities. - http://1930census.nara.gov/beginSearch.asp Grant County, WI in 1930 census. Microfilm Publication: T626. Microfilm Roll Number: 2574 Number of Microfilm Rolls: 1 Number of Enumeration Districts: 59 ED are arranged alphabetically, as per the *Partial* list below, for example. ____ ED Enumeration District Descriptions 22- 1 BAGLEY VILLAGE 22- 2 BEETOWN TOWN 22- 7 BOSCOBEL TOWN EXCLUDING BOSCOBEL CITY 22- 8 CASSVILLE TOWN EXCLUDING CASSVILLE VILLAGE 22- 11 CLIFTON TOWN EXCLUDING LIVINGSTON VILLAGE 22- 12 CUBA CITY 22- 17 HARRISON TOWN 22- 18 HAZEL GREEN TOWN EXCLUDING HAZEL GREEN VILLAGE 22- 22 JAMESTOWN TOWN 22- 23 LANCASTER CITY 22- 27 LIVINGSTON VILLAGE (PART) 22- 37 PARIS TOWN 22- 40 PLATTEVILLE City, WARD 1, BOUNDED BY (N) City LIMITS; (E) City LIMITS; (S) E. MINERAL; (W) WATER. 22- 47 PLATTEVILLE City, WARD 8, BOUNDED BY (N) E. MINERAL; (E) City LIMITS; (S) City LIMITS; (W) GALENA RD., LYDIA, E. PINE, OAK. 22- 48 PLATTEVILLE TOWN EXCLUDING PLATTEVILLE CITY 22- 49 POTOSI TOWN EXCLUDING POTOSI VILLAGE 22- 51 SMELSER TOWN EXCLUDING CUBA CITY 22- 53 GRANT CO. INSANE ASYLUM AND HOME 22- 54 WATERLOO TOWN _ Institutions not already listed.... 22- 23 GRANT CO. HOSPITAL 22- 23 GRANT CO. JAIL 22- 23 LANCASTER HOSPITAL 22- 45 WILSON CUNNINGHAM HOSPITAL 22- 46 ANDREW HOSPITAL ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237