Phil Goldfarb – The History, Unusual Facts, and Under-Utilized Records of The United States Census

The History, Unusual Facts, and Under-Utilized Records of The United States Census.

This program will discuss the history of the Census, facts and unusual facts about the Census, the first U.S. census in 1790, the process of taking the Census, State Census records, as well as little known and under-utilized census records such as Mortality Schedules, the 1885 semi-decennial census, Social Statistics and Non-Population Schedules, Native American Census and Slave Schedules. You will learn about records that you will never know has existed!

About the Speaker: 

Researching genealogy for 35 years, Phil is the founding and current President of the JGS of Tulsa which he started in 2005. He has lectured extensively on various topics in genealogy, published articles on genealogy in numerous periodicals, and authors a monthly column in the Tulsa Jewish Review. He has written two books titled “A Page of History: Passport Applications 1851-1914” and “A Page of History: Passport Applications Volume II 1915-1925.” He was the Chairman of the 2020 IAJGS Awards Committee and sits on the Board of Directors for several non-profit organizations. In July 2020 he won an Emmy Award as a Producer for the Tulsa Historical Society’s documentary titled: L’dor V’dor Generation to Generation: A History of Tulsa’s Jewish Community which has been shown on PBS stations around the U.S. In his career, he has personally given over 2,000 presentations as well as teaching a course on presentation skills. He is also the Editor of The Weekly News Nosh published on the L’Dor V’Dor Foundation website.