Eighty years ago, the census of 1940—the 16th in the nation’s history—was carried out beginning in April. The 1940 census forms a critical link to our shared past and provides a window into an American world only one year away from being engulfed by war. It would also hold both immediate and long-lasting ramifications for the country and its citizens, some of which have only recently begun to come to light. 

11AM CT today  https://zoom.us/j/99592530846\

If you’re unable to join live today, recordings of all their lectures are uploaded to YouTube after initial broadcast   https://www.youtube.com/wwiimuseum

Thank you to Randy Fishbein for informing us about this.

Jan Meisels Allen

Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee