After the required 72 years, the 1950 census will finally be released in April of 2022. Learn about the laws that govern U.S. census enumerations, the information that the census will include, plans for early access, search strategies, and websites where the census will be accessed.
Melissa A. Johnson is a Certified Genealogist® specializing in genealogical research, lecturing, writing, editing and publishing. She has expertise in researching families with origins in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, England and Poland. Melissa has extensively researched the families of many of New Jersey’s first settlers, including those from Newark and Elizabeth(town). She is an expert in New Jersey genealogy research, and frequently teaches on NJ genealogy topics through the New Jersey Family History Institute. She is also proficient in using DNA test results to break through ancestral brick walls and assist adoptees and others with unknown parentage.
Melissa is also an instructor in the Boston University Genealogical Research Certificate Program, and frequently teaches at the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh, Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, and Institute for Genealogy and Historical Research. She is a Trustee of the Genealogical Society of New Jersey, and Vice President of the International Society for British Genealogy and Family History. Melissa also chairs the Association of Professional Genealogists Professional Development Committee, is a Mentor for ProGen 40, and serves as President of the New Jersey Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists.
Registration closes January 6. Limited to 150 people. Meeting link and handout will be emailed to registrants on Saturday January 8.
