Family History Scavenger Hunt

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Family History Scavenger Hunt - 1 June 2020

All correct responses received before 8:00 pm on June 1 will be considered as entries in the door prize drawing. The prize today is a 1-year subscription to Billion Graves (www.billiongraves.com).

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Today's Challenge

Charlotte Hirschfeldt lived in New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio in 1940. She is listed in the 1940 US Census which can be found on FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2000219) and other sites. Using only the 1940 US Census answer the following questions.

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The 1940 US Census can be found online at https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2000219.
The FamilySearch Wiki has information about the 1940 US Census at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Census_1940.

Question #1. How old was Charlotte Hirschfeldt in 1940?

Question #2. Where was Charlotte born?

Question #3. What was the street address where she lived?

Question #4. What was her occupation in 1939?

Question #5. What was her annual income in 1939?

Question #6. Who was the informant for this information?

Bonus Question (optional). Which member of the family was unemployed and how many weeks was this person unemployed?

Comments. What did you think of this task? Was it too easy? Too difficult? Just right? Did you have fun exploring the 1940 census?

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