I am completly fascinated and totally hooked on indexing the 1940 census. It is so amazing to me to be able to look into the lives of people 72 years ago and what their lives must have been like. Many of the occupations are now obsolete and have been replaced with modern technology. The families were very large with extended family and lodgers living in the homes. Many of the families lived in rural areas and were farmers, others lived in big cities and were factory workers. It was amazing to see some of the occupations and salaries back then! Each time I index a new batch it seems to have some uniqueness from the last batch. Each state is very different and I just can't get enough of this!! So far I have indexed in over 20 states and have completed over 2500 names!
Here is a sampling of a few:
Army barracks in San Francisco
Farmers in the San Joaquin Valley
Factory workers in the Bronx
Coal Miners in Kentucky
Women's Prison in Rhode Island
Italian Americans in Sacramento
French in Louisiana
Servants in Washington DC
French Canadians in Massachusetts
Sugar Plantation Workers in Hawaii
Orphanage in New York
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