That's cool, Ken...we've been looking before around here...and ran into a courthouse burnt down in the Civil War...em...but had some leads around it...it's get foggy at that point...
@HarveyEspatchelowe That's cool though - I'll be very lucky to get any data as far back as Civil War era - I'm having trouble just getting earlier than 1900.
I resent the census, not because it is an accumulation of data, which is necessary, data is important.
I resent being forced to surrender my information to the state. Now, you make light of us, rather unfairly, for mistrusting the state and valuing our privacy.
But remember that they are threatening legal action if we refuse to surrender that information. Fines, jail-time, ultimately it comes down to men with guns.
@ThrashKoreKing I'm a retard but you don't know shit about the constitution? Shut the fuck up sheep, just watch your tv and do nothing like u always do. I am not gonna waste my time on trash like u.
@urthemole It is 10 years because the UN believe that it is the best period to check on the growth. Plus, the US has done a decade census since 1790. Why change now?
That's really cool stuff! I would like to learn more about my family tree than what I already know from my parents. A great uncle on my mother's side tried to work out our genealogy some decades ago, but those two world wars destroyed a lot of records in Europe and he couldn't go back farther than the late 1800s. I will fill out my Canada Census information whenever called upon to even though it's unlikely that I will have any descendants...
@fehquig I think your Canadian Census is next year, and yeah, it's probably a good idea to participate. I'm learning a lot from the online archives, but at some point, I'm going to have to do some field work, maybe visit some cemeteries, dig around a bit... well, not literally, but, you know...
I completed mine yesterday. I also think its important, yet it irritates me at the same time. I have photocopies of the handwritten census forme 3 generations back, so that is kind of cool!
Searching ones family tree can sometimes be an emotional experience, and I was feeling those vibes from you while watching this video. Keep us updated on other family members you find.
@ockteby I'm pretty sure that bit of naming difference is only the tip of the iceberg with some of the mysteries that will be solved, and other mysteries that will be created. And I think it's going to be a very long-haul project.
a few years ago I started poking around looking for family history - within a few months I had amassed over 5,000 living distant relatives (I descend from rabbits apparently!) - had to step back for a while but it is fascinating and very cool to be connected with people all over the world.
@LeSaMilano Wow. Each time I think I'm starting to make headway on this tree, I realize how little information I have. 5,000 people?!?! Damn, I have some work to do.
I recently found that a distant relative has posted out family tree on the internet - saved me a lot of work and was fascinating. Without giving the name away, a few generations ago they famously established themselves in the US and a whole area is named after them -
I have my census form filled out and I plan on dropping it off at the post office tomorrow. Your genealogy research sounds interesting. I'll have to check out the site you mention!
@blackturtleshow Of course, some people would rather not know where their lineage would lead them, but I have far more questions than I'm able to answer right now.
wow and on the 1910 census was my grand father lol we found that on the same site as u found your great gardfather s we use it for a while but as natives go we have a hard time going back to far on paper
@manyhorses56 Yeah, it's hard going back beyond great-grandparents in each branch of my tree. I'd love to find some documents that are earlier than 1890, but the records from places like Ukraine and Lithuania are not really accessible - at least not yet.
Wow - I did not know that you had access to the old census stuff on that site. Cool. it has to help for people who want to search their ancestors out. We got our census form almost 2 weeks ago. Filled it out, slapped our pink sticker on it and sent it the next day. Los Angeles only has a compliance rate of 40% so far. I hope it picks up quickly. Waste of taxpayer dollars to have to chase people down for such a simple thing, ya know?
@thizizliz It really frustrates me, the number of people who think that it just doesn't matter, or worse, is some sort of communist plot. Stand up and be counted! It's an important part of being a citizen. Oh well, I'll shut up now.
@kenrg I'm that way about voting. And if you don't vote, then shut up - you have no right to bitch about the outcome. Hey, it's Friday! I'm up at the crack of dawn to await a 7am arrival by the electricians. Yay.
That is interesting about the census helping the ancestry sites...didn't realize that they were tied in together. I sent my census form back weeks and weeks ago and now they keep calling saying that they didn't get it...go figure...hehehe Guess they'll be knocking on our door soon!
@PaintedRavensong Really? Nobody's called here and it was sitting on my desk for a week or two before I filled it out and sent it in. The old census stuff is great for genealogy research. I just wish there were more of it!
@ChristopherMast Nobody's written any books about any branch of my family. At least, not yet. But we're discovering a few stories that might be book-worthy.
@OhCurt Well, compared to some folks, like mooseman, who go back to the 1500's, I've got a lot of work to call this more than shrub - but it's interesting anyway.
@kenrg Orig post: Rich My sister's been driving our genealogy research for quite a long time now, with amazing success. We had an "Avalon" (the movie) type break up back in the 1920's, and my grandfather was estranged from his numerous brothers. Just a few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting my grandfather's brother's grandson - someone we never knew, yet very familiar, nevertheless. I've also found interesting results just searching certain unique names on Google.
Great vid! Census is so important to genealogy...been at it off & on for 15 yrs. Started out as volunteer web master for 1st gen sites online. genweb & rootsweb have census (depending on state) for free. (some back to the 1st ones) Along with family histories, photos, etc.
Finally solved a family mystery the other day - my g-g-g grandfather was hanged by Confederate soldiers in 1864. Found him yrs ago in 1860 census - but not 1870.
@NiteBlogger Amazing find, but too bad about the hanging!
We're working on a mystery right now: it turns out my grandmother (on mom's side) might have different parents than she ever knew or believed. Turns out that her "father" arrived in America some time longer than nine months before she was born...
My biggest gripe with the census is the advertisement using the argument of "fit it out so you'll get your fair share of the funds"... The funds? So in other words the money they took from others? More of the nanny-state dogma...
I filled it out anyway...
Hey I belong to Anchestry too... but haven't used it much cause as you know I have stories pictures records etc of the entire fandamily back to the 1700s... I have bored you routinely with videos about it... he he he
@PappyStu The "get your share" come-on is over-hyped, 'cause most people just want whatever they can get. But you do want the proper number of representatives from your area in both DC and your state capital, and many other things that an accurate count plays into. And, it's really cool to look up old census data ;^)
2011 will be Census year here in the UK. For privacy reason we have to wait 100 years for the information to be made public. But that has started to be speeded up a little.
I've done quite a lot of family history research myself. I've got back to the 1500's We'll have to have a chat about it sometime..
@kenrg I'll admit i had some help getting that far back.
I did most of my research some years ago now. But, i still dip into it every so often & the Internet is a great resource. Maybe i should relay my story in a video some time?
@TheRadicalreels Well, the Constitution says they have to count everybody - not sure if there's penalties for not cooperating. Personally, I think those who refuse are fools. It helps your community to be fully counted, and the record for posterity is incredible.
That's cool, Ken...we've been looking before around here...and ran into a courthouse burnt down in the Civil War...em...but had some leads around it...it's get foggy at that point...
HarveyEspatchelowe 1 year ago
@HarveyEspatchelowe That's cool though - I'll be very lucky to get any data as far back as Civil War era - I'm having trouble just getting earlier than 1900.
kenrg 1 year ago
@DrWizardMan to hell with the teabaggers
poopydoolarroo 1 year ago
funny i threw the one they sent me to the trash !
poopydoolarroo 1 year ago
in retrospect, la la land was actually pretty sunny and nice (note his tan) ...though i wouldn't go back even if i could.
NIMHFS 1 year ago
I resent the census, not because it is an accumulation of data, which is necessary, data is important.
I resent being forced to surrender my information to the state. Now, you make light of us, rather unfairly, for mistrusting the state and valuing our privacy.
But remember that they are threatening legal action if we refuse to surrender that information. Fines, jail-time, ultimately it comes down to men with guns.
How civilized is it to appeal to men with guns?
Jcolinsol 1 year ago
@DrWizardMan Your. Problem. IS?
kenrg 1 year ago 2
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fideobox 1 year ago
Answering anything more then how many people live in your home is unconstitutional. WAKE UP!!!
trendsetter74 1 year ago
@trendsetter74 Your are fucking retard. "OMFGZ THERE OUT TO GET ME"
ThrashKoreKing 1 year ago
@ThrashKoreKing I'm a retard but you don't know shit about the constitution? Shut the fuck up sheep, just watch your tv and do nothing like u always do. I am not gonna waste my time on trash like u.
trendsetter74 1 year ago
Wow, good for you.
itsme123445 1 year ago
In Canada we have to do it every 4 or 5 years.
That doesn't make sense. There is more people in U.S. than Canada, why not flip it around?
Canada every 10 years? and USA every 5 years or both countries should be 5 years.
urthemole 1 year ago
@urthemole A lot can happen in 10 years - I'd be happy with every five!
kenrg 1 year ago
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@kenrg Why don't they allow the form to be filled online?
It's a huge waste of paper!
In guessing that at least 300 million pieces of paper is wasted.
I heard that in USA you get a $100 fine if you refuse to mail the census in by April 12th 2010. Is this true?
urthemole 1 year ago
@urthemole It is 10 years because the UN believe that it is the best period to check on the growth. Plus, the US has done a decade census since 1790. Why change now?
JDGlassProductions 1 year ago
That's really cool stuff! I would like to learn more about my family tree than what I already know from my parents. A great uncle on my mother's side tried to work out our genealogy some decades ago, but those two world wars destroyed a lot of records in Europe and he couldn't go back farther than the late 1800s. I will fill out my Canada Census information whenever called upon to even though it's unlikely that I will have any descendants...
fehquig 1 year ago
@fehquig I think your Canadian Census is next year, and yeah, it's probably a good idea to participate. I'm learning a lot from the online archives, but at some point, I'm going to have to do some field work, maybe visit some cemeteries, dig around a bit... well, not literally, but, you know...
kenrg 1 year ago
@kenrg lol
LittleDuckyStudios 1 year ago
I completed mine yesterday. I also think its important, yet it irritates me at the same time. I have photocopies of the handwritten census forme 3 generations back, so that is kind of cool!
cooksterz 1 year ago
@cooksterz Important but irritating... that fits so many things these days ;^)
kenrg 1 year ago
Searching ones family tree can sometimes be an emotional experience, and I was feeling those vibes from you while watching this video. Keep us updated on other family members you find.
ockteby 1 year ago
@ockteby I'm pretty sure that bit of naming difference is only the tip of the iceberg with some of the mysteries that will be solved, and other mysteries that will be created. And I think it's going to be a very long-haul project.
kenrg 1 year ago
It's amazing to look back. Kinda humbling.
periurban 1 year ago
@periurban Yes, humbling is about right.
kenrg 1 year ago
and to think one day your great grandchildren might find an archival video of you talking about the 2010 census...
itsBABYSMITH 1 year ago
@itsBABYSMITH That'll really give 'em some nightmares, won't it?
kenrg 1 year ago
a few years ago I started poking around looking for family history - within a few months I had amassed over 5,000 living distant relatives (I descend from rabbits apparently!) - had to step back for a while but it is fascinating and very cool to be connected with people all over the world.
LeSaMilano 1 year ago
@LeSaMilano Wow. Each time I think I'm starting to make headway on this tree, I realize how little information I have. 5,000 people?!?! Damn, I have some work to do.
kenrg 1 year ago
I recently found that a distant relative has posted out family tree on the internet - saved me a lot of work and was fascinating. Without giving the name away, a few generations ago they famously established themselves in the US and a whole area is named after them -
MrRandomWritings 1 year ago
@MrRandomWritings Very interesting! There are no areas named for any of my relatives anywhere. But that would be funny if there were.
kenrg 1 year ago
I have my census form filled out and I plan on dropping it off at the post office tomorrow. Your genealogy research sounds interesting. I'll have to check out the site you mention!
blackturtleshow 1 year ago
@blackturtleshow Of course, some people would rather not know where their lineage would lead them, but I have far more questions than I'm able to answer right now.
kenrg 1 year ago
wow and on the 1910 census was my grand father lol we found that on the same site as u found your great gardfather s we use it for a while but as natives go we have a hard time going back to far on paper
manyhorses56 1 year ago
@manyhorses56 Yeah, it's hard going back beyond great-grandparents in each branch of my tree. I'd love to find some documents that are earlier than 1890, but the records from places like Ukraine and Lithuania are not really accessible - at least not yet.
kenrg 1 year ago
Wow - I did not know that you had access to the old census stuff on that site. Cool. it has to help for people who want to search their ancestors out. We got our census form almost 2 weeks ago. Filled it out, slapped our pink sticker on it and sent it the next day. Los Angeles only has a compliance rate of 40% so far. I hope it picks up quickly. Waste of taxpayer dollars to have to chase people down for such a simple thing, ya know?
thizizliz 1 year ago
@thizizliz It really frustrates me, the number of people who think that it just doesn't matter, or worse, is some sort of communist plot. Stand up and be counted! It's an important part of being a citizen. Oh well, I'll shut up now.
kenrg 1 year ago
@kenrg I'm that way about voting. And if you don't vote, then shut up - you have no right to bitch about the outcome. Hey, it's Friday! I'm up at the crack of dawn to await a 7am arrival by the electricians. Yay.
thizizliz 1 year ago
That is interesting about the census helping the ancestry sites...didn't realize that they were tied in together. I sent my census form back weeks and weeks ago and now they keep calling saying that they didn't get it...go figure...hehehe Guess they'll be knocking on our door soon!
PaintedRavensong 1 year ago
@PaintedRavensong Really? Nobody's called here and it was sitting on my desk for a week or two before I filled it out and sent it in. The old census stuff is great for genealogy research. I just wish there were more of it!
kenrg 1 year ago
My dad's side actually has a published book that goes all the way down to my great-grandfather...
Mom's side... not so much.
ChristopherMast 1 year ago
@ChristopherMast Nobody's written any books about any branch of my family. At least, not yet. But we're discovering a few stories that might be book-worthy.
kenrg 1 year ago
Wow, thats pretty cooL!
captainfury2007 1 year ago
@captainfury2007 What I mentioned here is really just the tip of the iceberg of what I'm finding - It's really amazing.
kenrg 1 year ago
That family tree stuff does sounds cool. Kudos to Nathan for putting up with silly paperwork (which, given the circumstances, isn't so silly at all).
My family tree is more of a stump with some scraggly twigs and mushrooms growing out of it.
OhCurt 1 year ago
@OhCurt Well, compared to some folks, like mooseman, who go back to the 1500's, I've got a lot of work to call this more than shrub - but it's interesting anyway.
kenrg 1 year ago
Very important to genealogy. A wonderful gift for future generations.
Rikotistic 1 year ago
@Rikotistic Well, that, and all the YouTube videos we leave behind.
kenrg 1 year ago
When we look where we came from, it really gives us a perspective on where we are..
JimmerSD 1 year ago
@JimmerSD Where we are, and how far we've come. Very interesting stuff.
kenrg 1 year ago
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FreshiPlanet 1 year ago
@FreshiPlanet I loved Avalon! Great picture! "You cut the turkey?"
I haven't met any long-lost cousins yet, but I'm sure it's possible and maybe even likely.
kenrg 1 year ago
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FreshiPlanet 1 year ago
@kenrg Oops...posted that last message under one of my company's accounts! It's really me!
WorldAccordingtoRich 1 year ago
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@kenrg Orig post: Rich My sister's been driving our genealogy research for quite a long time now, with amazing success. We had an "Avalon" (the movie) type break up back in the 1920's, and my grandfather was estranged from his numerous brothers. Just a few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting my grandfather's brother's grandson - someone we never knew, yet very familiar, nevertheless. I've also found interesting results just searching certain unique names on Google.
WorldAccordingtoRich 1 year ago
Great vid! Census is so important to genealogy...been at it off & on for 15 yrs. Started out as volunteer web master for 1st gen sites online. genweb & rootsweb have census (depending on state) for free. (some back to the 1st ones) Along with family histories, photos, etc.
Finally solved a family mystery the other day - my g-g-g grandfather was hanged by Confederate soldiers in 1864. Found him yrs ago in 1860 census - but not 1870.
Another great resource is cyndislist(dot)com.
NiteBlogger 1 year ago
@NiteBlogger Amazing find, but too bad about the hanging!
We're working on a mystery right now: it turns out my grandmother (on mom's side) might have different parents than she ever knew or believed. Turns out that her "father" arrived in America some time longer than nine months before she was born...
kenrg 1 year ago
@kenrg Ah don't yea just love these family mysteries?
NiteBlogger 1 year ago
My biggest gripe with the census is the advertisement using the argument of "fit it out so you'll get your fair share of the funds"... The funds? So in other words the money they took from others? More of the nanny-state dogma...
I filled it out anyway...
Hey I belong to Anchestry too... but haven't used it much cause as you know I have stories pictures records etc of the entire fandamily back to the 1700s... I have bored you routinely with videos about it... he he he
PappyStu 1 year ago
@PappyStu The "get your share" come-on is over-hyped, 'cause most people just want whatever they can get. But you do want the proper number of representatives from your area in both DC and your state capital, and many other things that an accurate count plays into. And, it's really cool to look up old census data ;^)
kenrg 1 year ago
@kenrg Yea its both good and bad like many things we have in this dimension....
PappyStu 1 year ago
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filltheframe 1 year ago
2011 will be Census year here in the UK. For privacy reason we have to wait 100 years for the information to be made public. But that has started to be speeded up a little.
I've done quite a lot of family history research myself. I've got back to the 1500's We'll have to have a chat about it sometime..
andymooseman 1 year ago
@andymooseman Wow - Back to the 1500's? I'm having trouble going back more than 120 years! That must be some tree!
kenrg 1 year ago
@kenrg I'll admit i had some help getting that far back.
I did most of my research some years ago now. But, i still dip into it every so often & the Internet is a great resource. Maybe i should relay my story in a video some time?
andymooseman 1 year ago
After watching this I shall fill mine out! Never realized how important it was? I heard it was a Federal Law that you had to send it in...
TheRadicalreels 1 year ago
@TheRadicalreels Well, the Constitution says they have to count everybody - not sure if there's penalties for not cooperating. Personally, I think those who refuse are fools. It helps your community to be fully counted, and the record for posterity is incredible.
kenrg 1 year ago
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