New York residents are able to freely access the newly indexed 1940 U.S. Federal Census thanks to Ancestry.com, the world's largest online family history resource. The 1940 Census records for New York ...

Finding a long-lost uncle’s name on a census form or discovering that Grandpa identified himself as a mural painter: It’s the stuff genealogists and history hunters live for. It also creates the kind ...

Brooklynites are now able to plug family names into an online 1940 U.S. census and come up with details about the lives of all New York state residents — from Leo Durocher, who managed the Brooklyn ...

This image taken from microfilm and provided by Ancestry.com shows a 1940 U.S. Census ledger page that includes an entry for Jacqueline Bouvier. Boubier, who became Jacqueline Kennedy when she married ...

With a few key strokes at 6 a.m. Monday, a Silicon Valley engineer will open the lid on a treasure for genealogy buffs and local historians: the long-hidden personal records of 132 million Americans ...

Lish Thompson was looking forward to finding her dad on a census for the first time. The Charleston County Library genealogy expert tried several times Monday, but gave up around 7 p.m. without ever ...

Big news for genealogists, historians and even for people just curious about their own families: the 1940 U.S. Census is now available on the web. Unfortunately, at this point at least, it takes a bit ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are in for a cyber-surprise on Wednesday: They'll be able to plug family names into an online 1940 U.S. census and come up with details about the lives of New Yorkers — from ...

The government's release of the 1940 census will give researchers access to 130 million records. Ancestry.com has been preparing for the expected spike in traffic at its website, while applying ...

A sort of national treasure is scheduled to be revealed Monday: In April 1940, 120,000 census takers spread out across America to take an inventory of its residents. Now that the legally mandated 72 ...