Lizzie Borden Society Forum

I was trying to find a copy of the 1890 cenus or any kind of information from that time period. Got any suggestions of where to look?

Unfortunately snokkums, the bulk of the 1890 Federal census schedules were destroyed by fire in 1921, and only small fragments of data remain. There are substitutes for that census occasionally released by various organizations, but that's about it. (Substitute materials might include things like city directoriees, etc.) The last I looked, ancestry.com for example has partial transcriptions of Fall River, Mass. city directories for 1889, 1890, and 1891 in a database - but the information is not necessarily current to 1892.

Another option is the tax rolls. They're at least something. Not having the 1890 census is so annoying to me in my genealogy research, too.

thanks guys, at least it is a start. I am also going to go to the church (I am a Mormon) to see if we have any thing. We keep records on stuff like this. I'll jave to check the bishop of my ward to see how I get a hold of the church out in Salt Lake City.

How in the world is a church in Salt Lake City going to help you out with this? I am a bit confused with this one snokkums?

Smudgeman @ Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:40 pm wrote:How in the world is a church in Salt Lake City going to help you out with this? I am a bit confused with this one snokkums?

The LDS Church has the largest archive of genealogical information in the world. All members are encouraged to do their genealogy and submit it to the Church, were it is archived. Chances are, when you are doing genealogy, someone may already have researched and submitted the information that you are looking for.

However, Snoks, check with your local Family History Center. Your Bishop can tell you where the nearest one is...or they may have access right in your ward. You don't really need to contact Salt Lake City...you can access all records locally.

The LDS site is very helpful. I also like the records available at cyndislist.com. I have found all sorts of old records there that have the type of information you would find in a census, but you have to search a bit.

SallyG @ Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:38 am wrote:

Smudgeman @ Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:40 pm wrote:How in the world is a church in Salt Lake City going to help you out with this? I am a bit confused with this one snokkums?

The LDS Church has the largest archive of genealogical information in the world. All members are encouraged to do their genealogy and submit it to the Church, were it is archived. Chances are, when you are doing genealogy, someone may already have researched and submitted the information that you are looking for.

However, Snoks, check with your local Family History Center. Your Bishop can tell you where the nearest one is...or they may have access right in your ward. You don't really need to contact Salt Lake City...you can access all records locally.

I'd have to go down to the temple on morgonton road, but the church in salt lake city has the biggest collection of information.

Smudgeman @ Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:40 pm wrote:How in the world is a church in Salt Lake City going to help you out with this? I am a bit confused with this one snokkums?

They have the biggest collection of geneolgy records on just about everyone.

snokkums @ Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:08 pm wrote:

SallyG @ Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:38 am wrote:

Smudgeman @ Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:40 pm wrote:How in the world is a church in Salt Lake City going to help you out with this? I am a bit confused with this one snokkums?

The LDS Church has the largest archive of genealogical information in the world. All members are encouraged to do their genealogy and submit it to the Church, were it is archived. Chances are, when you are doing genealogy, someone may already have researched and submitted the information that you are looking for.

However, Snoks, check with your local Family History Center. Your Bishop can tell you where the nearest one is...or they may have access right in your ward. You don't really need to contact Salt Lake City...you can access all records locally.

I'd have to go down to the temple on morgonton road, but the church in salt lake city has the biggest collection of information.

Snoks, if you check, I think all that information in Salt Lake City can be accessed in the Family History Center...but check with your Bishop...he will be able to guide you in the right direction. What exactly are you trying to find? I know you are trying to find info from the 1890's, but could you be more specific?