Most of the newspaper squibs that people contribute to genealogy magazines are just colorful filler. Not Craig Pfannkuche's in the current Chicago Genealogist, Spring 2011, 43(3):94-98. He transcribed a Chicago Tribune article from 18 August 1890, listing 4 1/2 pages of names and addresses of Chicagoans who claimed to have been missed by census takers.
I suppose the moral is, always complain when you're missed. The record of your complaint may outlive the record you're complaining about being omitted from!
Showing posts with label 1890 census. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
1890 census fragment backwards and inside out
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Labels: 1890 census, Chicago, Chicago Genealogist, Chicago Tribune, Craig Pfannkuche
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