Name any four sources for gathering information about local public
Answers
Answer:
All levels of government--city (local), state, and national (country)--collect information about people and places. These types of records include census, immigration, and naturalization records, title deeds (which help track real estate transactions), pension and military records, trial transcripts, war diaries, military records, and so on. Such documents are mostly used by historians, family genealogists, and other researchers, but many are also available to members of the general public. You can find these records in national archives, libraries, historical societies, collectors’ homes, and museums. Some records are only available on microfilm, but in many cases you can see the real thing--if an opportunity arises, go check it out!
Censuses
The federal census, taken decennially (every ten years), is the way the U.S. government counts people. The goal is to gather and record data about every living person in the country. The first federal census was taken in 1790 for the purpose of determining how many delegates each state would have in the newly created House of Representatives.The censuses included a great deal of information. In addition to counting individuals, census takers ask personal questions of the household head in order to learn how many people are in the household, their ages, marital status, and income and education levels.
While the federal census was conducted in the years ending in zero (1800, 1810, etc.), from 1825 to 1875, the New York State was conducted in years ending in five(1825, 1835, etc.). In 1845, the New York State census added more categories and was considered the most complete census of any state. The 1855 Population Schedule (as it was officially called), which is the census that was used to gather information on Seneca Village, collected data on such useful information as voting rights status, literacy, and property ownership, as well as the full names of every member of the household.
Birth and Death Records
Birth and the death are two events that occur in any person’s life. Wherever the person is when either event occurs, a government organization is there to record it. In New York City, the Bureau of Statistics has recent birth and death records, but the records for the 1800s have been microfilmed and moved to the Municipal Archives.
Birth and death records give much more than details of the birth or death. For instance, birth records include the names, ages, and occupations of the parents. Death records include place of residence, age, cause of death (an excellent source of information of health and disease), and burial place. Additional information, such as race (African-Americans were listed as "black"), was often added in a comments section.
City Directories
The City Directory was like a telephone book without the telephone numbers. Directories for New York City were published in various forms from 1786 to 1932. Three publishers, David Longworth, John Dogget, Jr., and John F. Trow, played a major role in producing them and were three of the best-known publishers. Data collection began each year on May 1—the traditional "Moving Day" in the city. The directories included a wealth of information on "heads of household," other individuals, businesses, civic organizations, churches, organized groups, and government officials. Surnames (last names) were listed in alphabetical order, along with address and, in many cases, occupation. There were also racial distinctions, with people of African ancestry listed as "colored"; sometimes the word used as "col’d" or some other variation of the word.
Explanation: