A question that we receive frequently in the Family Search Center is: ” Why can’t I research a census later than 1930?” The answer lies in the protection offered by the U.S. government to our privacy.
The government releases each census 72 years after its completion which means that the 1940 census will be released in 2012 and the 1950 census in 2022. Can you assess these now? You can if you are willing to pay a $65.00 fee and do some paper work. This fee covers only one search of one census and for one person only.
The details can be found on the census web site www.census.gov/. Under People and Households you will find the tab for Genealogy.
Or you can contact them at
National Processing Center
1201 E 10th Street
Jeffersonville, In 47132
Phone: 812-218-3046
Tags: 1930 census, age search, census release
Posted on Friday, May 29th, 2009 at 9:26 am in Genealogy & Family Search, Genealogy Notebook, News.
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If you cannot find her birth certificate at the county of her birth and no other legal documents to verify her information, then the 1960 census would give information on her birth parents. Good luck.