Guide to tracking down information about family history, sharing stories from the author about her experiences as a genealogist, and discussing the tools available to researchers, including the computer data base FamilySearch, and other software programs.
Recounts the history of the census in the United States from the eighteenth century to the present and describes the methods used to take it and how they have changed.
Offers opposing perspectives on the usefulness of the U.S. census, how accurately it represents the country's population, specifically regarding counts of college students, minorities, and same-sex couples, and possible reforms.
