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The National Archives has the census schedules available from 1790 to 1950, and most have now been digitized by our digitization partners. Family researchers generally find it most helpful to begin with the most current census and work backwards as a strategy for locating people in earlier generations.
Explore our nation’s history through our documents, photos, and records. Veterans’ Service Records Request military records and learn about other services for yourself or a family member.
Search Census Records Online and Other Resources. Federal Census records have been digitized by several of NARA's partners, and will eventually be available as well through the National Archives Catalog. Click on a Census year to start your search.
The National Archives holds Federal military service records from the Revolutionary War to 1912 in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Military service records from WWI - present are held in the National Military Personnel Records Center (NPRC), in St. Louis, Missouri. See details of holdings. Post-WWI regimental and unit records are ...
1940 Census Records. Part 1: General Information. FAQs about the 1940 Census. 1940 Census Forms. Questions Asked on the 1940 Census. Selected List of Codes. Abridged Instructions to the Enumerator. Complete Instructions to the Enumerator (7.87 MB)
The 1870 population census was the Ninth Decennial Census of the United States. Taken every 10 years since 1790, census records provide a snapshot of the nation's population.
At the National Archives, researchers can find information on the United States Navy ranging from the wooden hulled ships of the Continental Navy used in the Revolutionary War, to the deployment of massive Carrier Battle Groups and Navy Task Forces.
Guide to Federal Records; Declassified Records; Where to Look for Records; Why Aren't All Records Online? How to File a FOIA Request for Archival Records
You may want to start by searching for a person's Military Service Records and Pension and Bounty Land records. See an An Overview of Records at the National Archives Relating to Military Service.
Records of U.S. Military Casualties, Missing in Action, and Prisoners of War from the Era of the Korean War, electronic data records ; Korean Conflict - Nurses ; Search Korean War Electronic Records Online, through the Access to Archival Databases (AAD)