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💎Elevenses with Lisa Episode 54:
The loss of the 1890 U.S. Federal Census due to a fire in 1921 created an unfortunate 20 year gap in the census (1880 – 1900.) A lot can happen in a span of twenty years. For example, your ancestor could have been born and reached adulthood in that time. Filling in their timeline for this period requires a bit more effort, but the results are worth it.

In Elevenses with Lisa episode 54 Your Ultimate Guide to the 1890 Census and Substitute Records, you'll learn:
- How to find the remaining fragments of the 1890 population enumeration
- What you can learn from the 1890 census records
- Lesser known 1890 census schedules that can still be found.
- The best 1890 substitute records and how to find them.
- Lisa's Pro Tip

HOW TO FIND SHOW NOTES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSuIicqux0M

✔ SHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODE: https://lisalouisecooke.com/2021/04/27/1890-census-substitute-records-guide/ (Premium Member Bonus Downloadable PDF in the Resources section.)

⌚ Jump to Video Sections: Intro (00:00)
(00:44) why to use the census for genealogy
(01:28) 1890 census destroyed
(04:33) What part of the 1890 census survived
(05:42) how to find the 1890 population census fragments
(09:08) 1890 census questions
(10:44) Veterans Schedule 1890
(15:11) Oklahoma Territorial Schedule 1890
(16:39) Delaware African American Schedule 1890
(19:24) Statistics of Lutheran Congregation U.S. 1890
(21:04) 1890 statistical reports U.S. National Archives
(22:10) Best Substitute Records for 1890 census genealogy
(22:37) State Census Records
(26:37) Census Mortality Schedules
(30:04) Ancestry 1890 substitute collection
(35:22) 1890 substitute records at FamilySearch.org
(36:50) City Directories as a substitute to the 1890 census
(41:48) 1890 Substitute records worksheet