Oldies But Goodies: NARA's Free Genealogy Articles

The US National Archives and Records Administration used to publish a quarterly magazine, Prologue, with articles featuring items of historical interest from NARA vaults across the country. Alas, after nearly 50 years, Prologue ceased publication with its Winter 2017-2018 issue.

Yet NARA has kept on its web site many dozens of Prologue articles that are timeless and relevant, even if written a decade or more in the past. For free! Take a look at the full index shown on this page. 

Happily, NARA has also taken the time to post links to articles of genealogical interest on a separate page--see Genealogical Notes here. These are categorized for convenience, as shown in the excerpt at top. 

Below, a look at the Census category under Genealogical Notes. I browsed this category and found a few nuggets.

For example, I was interested in the piece debunking the myth that the US 1960 Census was lost due to technical computer problems. Not so! Read all about it here, for free. This is reassuring because the release of the 1960 US Census will take place in, um, 2032. It's on my calendar!