tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post196453026684724852..comments2010-08-23T23:03:54.686-04:00Adminnoreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-79027541710090563122010-08-23T23:03:54.686-04:002010-08-23T23:03:54.686-04:00Paul Wester indicated above, the data will be collated and we will be able to retrieve the copies of the pagesJames Morgan - Puritan Financial Advisorhttp://www.puritanfinancialcommunity.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-71556805817424790972010-04-17T16:04:30.567-04:002010-04-17T16:04:30.567-04:00When I was 15 yrs old my mother passed away and took the secret of her family to her grave my family never meet anyone from my mothers family When I became an adult i started researching family and located them with getting info from the 1930 census. Now I found out where I belong please don&#39;t stop people from locating their families.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-68825664179582613812010-04-13T14:32:25.966-04:002010-04-13T14:32:25.966-04:00This is very unfortunate for geneologist,future descendents, and for historical purposes. Everyones life has a story and if people don&#39;t live to tell it or who don&#39;t have any other descendents. How will their name and story live on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-2218879758242877252010-04-08T19:53:44.686-04:002010-04-08T19:53:44.686-04:00To Anonymous. I hope it is your family who needs to prove you were a citizen in 72 years and has no documentation to do so. Regardless of the fact that there is little beneficial information on the 2010 Census, it is still a vital research tool for genealogists. Keep your political trash to yourself and your presidential bashing for your dinner fodder.Heather Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-12815200649598097572010-04-01T22:10:54.425-04:002010-04-01T22:10:54.425-04:00Might as well burn up the entire batch. This is a worthless census. There was nearly more information in the 1790 census of value then this lame one. The only &#39;interesting&#39; information is actual birth date (thank you) but the degree to which &#39;race&#39; has to be disclosed [This takes up nearly 2/3 of the space allocated to an individual...this is a grievous and unnecessary step - it&#39;s only designed to help Obama pass his immigration reform act better known as the amnesty bill), as if that&#39;s all so important, while ignoring some pretty important details like &#39;occupation&#39; (maybe they thought it would be too embarassing for the unemployed this year...but it&#39;s happened before...) and even state of birth (or country/town would be even better.) How about sometime asking for names of your parents and what city/state they were born in? How about something really useful for a change?<br /><br />For the billions they are spending on this census, it is worthless for genealogists in my opinion.<br /><br />Burn it fast. Let&#39;s hope someone new comes in for 2020 and we get it right. this will be hole #2 in the census records for genealogists in 2100.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-57997839557120866642010-03-22T12:01:45.843-04:002010-03-22T12:01:45.843-04:00I have found that the spelling that the readers came up with from the written records was not always right; along with other information; the ability to read the original records, however poorly written, offers a chance to get the correct information as well as to gather related information gleaned from records on either side of the person you are researching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-52304459630792406412010-03-19T21:05:02.354-04:002010-03-19T21:05:02.354-04:00I would bet that if they are trying to save money, there would be enough genealogy groups to step up to the plate to take care of the census records just to keep them from being destroyed. Of course, the best way to save it would be to digitize the pages and then store the data in multiple sites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-28051965902928161362010-03-14T17:14:51.014-04:002010-03-14T17:14:51.014-04:00I hope and pray the that the digital copies will be saved and that we as citizens can review the copies we need for research, in 72 years. I want to add the government just wasted 1000s of dollars sending out a notice that we will in ten days receive a copy of the census to fill out. WHAT A WASTE OF TIME, PAPER, INK AND POSTAGE. GET your brains together save money don&#39;t waste money. YES THE CENSUS IS IMPORTANT FOR SEVERAL REASONS AND SHOULD BE KEPT. Not subjected to some disposal company who may or may not destroy the wrong box of records.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-69543069358733645942010-03-12T08:46:14.987-05:002010-03-12T08:46:14.987-05:00This article is not accurate. As the post above explains, several digital copies of the actual documents are being saved, and the original documents will be archived for a very long time. The company you mentioned is only destroying defective or incomplete media that can&#39;t be used to preserve data. All the data is stored and protected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-71484214226815543552010-03-11T22:22:12.688-05:002010-03-11T22:22:12.688-05:00[THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS ON THE OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT WEB SITE AND APPEARS TO CONTRADICT THE INFORMATION ABOUT SHREDDING THE CENSUS.]<br /><br />Thinking of The Genealogists of 2082<br />http://blogs.census.gov/2010census/<br />[Viewed 2010 03 11 /H/]<br /><br />March 04, 2010 1:18 PM<br /><br />.<br />.<br />.<br /><br />One decision we had to make was whether to save both the numeric data record (for statistical purposes) and the digital image (to aid the genealogists of the future). <br /><br />We’ve decided to save the digital images and transfer them to the National Archives for safekeeping until 2082. This means your descendents many years from now, if they’re interested in seeing traces of their ancestors, can see your own writing that you used in filling out the 2010 census. You might want to keep them in mind when you complete your form.<br /><br />Please submit any questions pertaining to this post to ask.census.gov.Jerry Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489826407678050009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-1316574296467337502010-03-08T13:20:03.684-05:002010-03-08T13:20:03.684-05:00I am a Genealogist and a Census Crew Leader. The hoopla about this is totally unnecessary! All of the census forms are being scanned. There will also be data collection of the data and as Paul Wester indicated above, the data will be collated and we will be able to retrieve the copies of the pages! None of us looking at the 1930 or 1920 pages, for example, look at an ORIGINAL document. We are looking at SCANNED documents. It is perfectly reasonable that the original paper copy is destroyed when the operation is complete.Nancy A. Danielsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-70553403003389361962010-03-07T14:20:57.265-05:002010-03-07T14:20:57.265-05:00I liked the comments from Paul Wester<br />Director of the Modern Records Programs at NARA. that eased my concerns tremendously. I have used the past census data just like my other serious genealogists. The information is invaluable.Roxy Johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-37133314916165482402010-03-06T11:44:11.008-05:002010-03-06T11:44:11.008-05:00This census needs to be saved. I am having the hardest time trying to trace my family generations back because of non existing data. This will be the first year that my grandchildren will be included in the census and their great great grandchildren will want to know this information about where they lived and with whom. Please save this information. It is very important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-83464036054980996392010-03-05T00:43:33.648-05:002010-03-05T00:43:33.648-05:00The US Census is considered an official document. Documentation has been used to obtain birth certificates, perhaps prove citizenship or date ofr entry into the country. I realize there are others ways of doing this, but come on, what is the real purpose of this. Research of original documents even reveals errors in spelling of a surname, so it is very important for descendants to be able to find ancestors when they can read this census line by line if the need be. From a genealogist of over 35 years of research. SKW of WisconsinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-91039505868044059022010-03-04T19:37:05.244-05:002010-03-04T19:37:05.244-05:00I went to the website of the National Archives and posted a question. This is the response I received. <br /><br />NARA and the 2010 Census<br /><br />Portions of the genealogical community are under the impression that the 2010 Decennial Census forms will not be preserved by the NARA. This impression is mistaken.<br /><br />NARA has not officially received and registered a proposed records retention schedule from the Census Bureau for the 2010 census. (A records retention schedule is required when agencies propose the disposition of Federal records, in any form. Click here to review Frequently Asked Questions about Records Scheduling and Disposition.) However, NARA staff members have been holding preliminary discussions with the Census Bureau about a draft retention schedule for records of the 2010 census.<br /><br />The 2010 census is planned as an all-electronic census which will affect the format in which permanent records are preserved. The Census Bureau will scan the respondent questionnaires as part of its business process for compiling the census. The draft schedule calls for the permanent retention of the scanned digital images. These scanned images are the 21st century equivalent to the microfilm copies of census forms generated for previous decennial censuses.<br /><br />In addition, the Census Bureau is also proposing permanent retention for the unedited file containing response data, with linkage information to the scanned images. This means that once the census is opened to the public 72 years from the enumeration date of the 2010 census, genealogists will have two means of searching for their ancestors. They can search the database, which will contain all the data (including names and addresses) from the respondent forms. They can also use the database to locate and retrieve images of the forms themselves.<br /><br />Once the Census Bureau submits the final schedule and the records have been appraised by NARA, NARA will publish notice of the schedule in the Federal Register, enabling the public to obtain and comment on the schedule. In the meantime, NARA will continue to work closely with the Census Bureau to ensure that the schedule meets the needs of genealogists and other researchers who will make use of information and data from the census.<br /><br /><br />Paul Wester<br />Director of the Modern Records Programs at NARA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-51499626249589046132010-03-03T12:32:48.817-05:002010-03-03T12:32:48.817-05:00The information in this blog is NOT correct. The 2010 Census will not be destroyed and lost forever. The forms will be preserved in a digital format. Please read what the National Archives has to say about this wild rumor! http://blogs.archives.gov/online-public-access/?p=1192 It appears that the fears of liberals is once again false... and Aunt Judy is correct!<br /><br />I am John G. West, President of the Tri-State Genealogical Society, Past President &amp; current Historian of the Ohio Valley Chapter of SAR. State Historian of the Indiana Society Sons of the American Revolution. Indiana State Fair 4-H Genealogy Project Judge.John G. Westhttp://tsgsblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-6735874540950432582010-03-03T07:23:09.246-05:002010-03-03T07:23:09.246-05:00+I totally agree with everyone who says they should NOT destroy census records. What is this United States of America coming down to when they say &quot;destroy records&quot; that could be so vitally important in the years to come for the future generations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-57940995018329587562010-03-02T19:53:43.779-05:002010-03-02T19:53:43.779-05:00Please, do not destroy the 2010 and all those that have gone before this date.I have found a lot of my ancesters from them.<br />LauraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-16210464815067817332010-03-02T19:49:17.056-05:002010-03-02T19:49:17.056-05:00Once again someone is taking something very important from us. If you can put hundreds of songs on a very small ipod what is stopping the goverment from putting all the information from the census on a disk and saving it that way. It&#39;s not like they have to store all the paper copies. Please reconsider.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-30697498506304526302010-03-02T19:40:49.037-05:002010-03-02T19:40:49.037-05:00All data must be kept in CD form, or any evolving electronic method. Unless we remember from whence we came, we will continue to make the same mistakes. One county in the midwest decided to purge its records in 1900. They remain a one-horse town to this day. Save our heritage!<br />From one who searches for lost grandparentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-2625613656176692482010-03-02T15:41:46.910-05:002010-03-02T15:41:46.910-05:00contact congress....you can find a link to yours via boortz.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-30962098431016319622010-03-02T15:41:29.525-05:002010-03-02T15:41:29.525-05:00The National Archives and Records Administration has written a post on this subject. It is available on NARAtions at http://blogs.archives.gov/online-public-access/?p=1192<br />This post clarifies that the final disposition of the records of the 2010 census has not been determined. However, preliminary discussions between NARA and the Census Bureau indicate that scanned digital images and the unedited file containing response data are being proposed for permanent retention.National Archives and Records Administrationhttp://archives.govnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-68007903755859408452010-03-02T14:12:52.956-05:002010-03-02T14:12:52.956-05:00Please do not destroy the 2010 census. we need the infomation it contains--for our familys &amp; who knows how it will be needed later on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-45456279570392812082010-03-02T13:38:49.076-05:002010-03-02T13:38:49.076-05:00Anonymous said... <br />Please do not destroy the 2010 census. we need the infomation it contains--not only for the genealogists but for the gov&#39;t as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965166501664890350.post-78233763492802984972010-03-02T10:16:47.456-05:002010-03-02T10:16:47.456-05:00Has anyone who knows how connected this information to Cyndi&#39;s List Genealogy? It should reach a large audience there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com