Did you know that census takers in 1850 and 1880 not only recorded the population of the U.S. but also tallied the agricultural output? Thanks to transcriptions of Carroll’s agriculture censuses by ...
The Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society library has reopened after a long COVID-related shutdown. However, at least for the foreseeable future, hours will be limited to 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on ...
Every 10 years since 1790, as required by the U.S. Constitution, Uncle Sam counts noses. Among the many purposes of the national census is to determine population for the apportionment of ...
In 1880, abolitionist and author Frederick Douglass lived at Cedar Hill, his house in Anacostia, with his first wife and four granddaughters. His census form listed his race as "mulatto," his age as ...
A mere $49 will buy you 56 CDs from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But rather than containing music, these CDs carry more than 5 million names, making up the Church''s new release of ...
1890 - The U.S. Constitution mandates a census, or headcount, of the country's population every ten years. When the Constitution was written, the main reason for the census was to know the number of ...
TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...
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