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Wednesday, March 2, at 1 p.m. ET

• Claire Kluskens is the Genealogy/Census Subject Matter Expert and a digital projects archivist from the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ in Washington, DC
• Audience skill level: All
• Presentation slides/handout 
•  (49 minutes)

Our Genealogy/Census Subject Matter Expert Claire Kluskens will provide an overview of what’s available (and not available) in the 1950 Census. 

Wednesday, March 16, at 1 p.m. ET

• Brandi Oswald is a supervisory archivist in the Cartographic Branch at the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at College Park, MD
• Audience skill level: All 
• Presentation slides/handout
•  (30 minutes)

A census enumeration district was an area that could be covered by a single enumerator, or census taker, in one census period. Enumeration districts varied in size from several city blocks in densely populated urban areas to an entire county in sparsely populated rural areas. This presentation will focus on locating and using census enumeration district maps, with an emphasis on maps from the 1950 census.

Wednesday, March 30, at 1 p.m. ET

• Michael L. Knight serves as the Web Branch Chief within the Office of Innovation (Digital Engagement Division) at the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at College Park, MD
• Audience skill level: All 
• Presentation slides/handout
•  (30 minutes)
• (10-minute version of full-length video)

This presentation will provide attendees with an overview of the design and development approach that was used in the creation of the 1950 Census website.  Attendees will also learn about the various search and discovery features that will be available on the website when it is launched on April 1, 2022. 

Wednesday, April 27, at 1 p.m. ET

• Cody White is the Native American-Related Records Subject Matter Expert and an archivist at the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ at Denver, CO
• Audience skill level: Experienced (all are welcome!)
• Presentation slides/handout
• (38 minutes)

As part of the 1950 population census, the Census Bureau used a special schedule on certain Native reservations nationwide. Join archivist Cody White as he explains the genesis, creation, and execution of the 1950 P8 Indian Reservation schedule, which became available online on April 1, 2022.

Wednesday, May 11, at 1 p.m. ET

• Sharon Tosi Lacey is the Chief Historian for the U.S. Census Bureau
• Audience skill level: All
• Presentation slides/handout
• (46 minutes)

Every census is a snapshot of our country at a particular point in time. As America has grown and changed, the U.S. census has evolved with it. As the first census after World War II, the 1950 Census marked the beginning of pivotal changes in every aspect of our society: economically, demographically, and technologically. This presentation will trace the arc of progress from 1790 to 1940, then delve into the 1950 Census in order to provide the context in which the Census Bureau collected, processed, and analyzed this data.

• Jessie Kratz is the Historian of the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ and based in Washington, DC.
• Audience skill level: All
• Presentation slides/handout
• (40 minutes)

Join our Historian, Jessie Kratz, as she presents the history of census records in relation to the history of the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡. She will discuss census records before they came to the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡, their transfer upon the creation of the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡, and the history of their availability and use.

Wednesday, May 25, at 1 p.m. ET

• Christopher Martin is a historian with the U.S. Census Bureau
• Audience skill level: All
• Presentation slides/handout
• (available on Wednesday, May 25, at 1 p.m. ET)

This presentation focuses on historic Census Bureau resources for Filipinos, Guamanians and Chamorros, American Samoans, and Native Hawaiians. We will explore the surveys and census history unique to those Pacific islands as well as the enumeration and representation of their populations in stateside questionnaires and reports.