"History of Enumeration Procedures, 1790-1940 by Diana L. Magnuson NOTE: Lengthy but VERY informative. This essay presents a short history of enumeration practices from 1790 to 1940. It aims to describe those aspects related to organization, personnel, and oversight that might have affected the outcome of the census as reflected in the manuscript returns. The essay does not cover the processing of the returns, only the elements that affected the manuscripts from which the modern census samples were created. The essay is divided into four parts: personnel recruitment and quality, training and oversight, public preparedness for the census, and mechanisms for correcting the final returns." ~ Minnesota Population Center

Norwegian Census Now Available FREE

The 1910 census of Norway is now available online. The database is searchable by person and residence which covers all 20 polling locations in the country. While the web site will load in the Norwegian language, visitors can easily switch to an English version. Other offerings include Genealogical Research, Real Estate Property, Personal Documentation, Maps/Drawings and Photographs. The database is a part of the National Archives of Norway.

Acadian Records

For research on Acadian, French Canadian roots, there is a site that offers a variety of many genealogy records and resources of interest.

AcadianRoots.com is devoted strictly to genealogical and census records of Acadian people. Currently, the site has extracted census records of Acadian family names found in the following census records:

1861 Bathurst, New Brunswick
1871 Bathurst, New Brunswick
1871 Beresford, New Brunswick
1881 Beresford, New Brunswick
1878 Palmer Road, Prince Edward Island
1861 Saint Basile, New Brunswick
1861 Shediac Parish, New Brunswick
1861 Shippagan, New Brunswick
1891 Cocagne, Notre Dame, Grand Digue, Kent County, NB
1851 Northumberland, New Brunswick

1790 Census Online

The US Census Bureau website now contains in downloadable format the 1790 census returns for the then new country. They are available in PDF format as well as ZIP. Adobe Acrobat Reader is necessary to read the files in PDF format. The Reader is FREE for download.