1940 US Census

1940 (*)
Caucasian has only been added to the Hawaiian look up list.
If C is written by the enumerator it stands for Colored and should be spelled out in other states.

1940 US Census

 1940 (*)
Caucasian has been added to the race look up list.
 1940 (*)
If R is written in the city residence and same house in county index R in city and blank county and state.

1940 US Census

1940 Census
If a household number (column 3) has a Household number and letter (i.e. 12A), index the number - do not index the letter.

More 1940 information

1940 (*)
1- If both R and a city are listed in the City of Residence column enter the city only
2-If Same House/Same Place is written in the Place of Birth column enter exactly what is on the document.

More 1940 Helps

1940 Census
1- index individuals even if document says they are deceased
2- ignore the numbers in the name fields on the Arizona
3- If no surname is recorded for an individual but there is one recorded in the supplemental info at the bottom of the sheet for that person please capture that name
4-if there is only a code number in the race field mark it blank
5- relationship field says wife#1, etc- drop the numbers

1940 Illinois batches

1940
Some documents from Illinois are currently being downloaded in the New York State Census project. If you download one please it return for Image Review.  The films will be pulled and moved as soon as possible. 
There are the two known films 5459742 and 5459743.

1940 Census

1-Localities- Do not index street addresses
2- If Alberta Canada is written in the city field, index it in the city field.  If Provo is written in a the   state/country field, enter it in the state country field, etc.
3. There are two lines of supplemental information at the bottom of each census sheet- this information is not indexed.

More 1940 Census

(*) 1940 (*)
DC written in Birth place or Residence City
Enter District of Columbia where it is recorded on the document.

1940 Census Info

I've been asked to spread the word around about "For indexing purposes, Washington will be indexed in the City field and District of Columbia will be indexed in the State field for the residence fields.  Lots of indexers are getting this wrong.  If they're in the city of birth then both Washington and DC are included in the same field.  For both cases DC should be expanded to District of Columbia and correct the spelling if it's wrong." for 1940 Census

1940 Census

(*) 1940 (*)
If T is written in the Household number field, mark the field blank.

1940 Census Do's and Donts

1. R and same house written in the residence City field-
    If there are places in the county and state fields- please index the R- not same house- it is a correction.

 2. Same house/place written across all three residence fields- index only in the city and mark the other  two blank.

3. Information written in residence fields for a child under 5- blank the fields

4. Any field where the info has been crossed out and a code number entered- index the crossed out info

1940 Census is ready

It’s finally here! After 72 years, the 1940 US census has been released by the National Archives and Records Administration. FamilySearch is working feverishly to get the indexing projects ready. Everything is going according to plan at this point. You can watch the list of current projects on the FamilySearch indexing website to see which states are available to index at any given time. The 1940 US Census Community Project Facebook page will also post updates as to when states are ready to be indexed. Maintaining the Indexing System We significantly improved the indexing system to better accommodate a huge increase in volunteers for the 1940 US census. If the system starts to run slowly, some projects (other than the census) might be removed temporarily. Once the system is stable again, we'll start returning these projects. As per our earlier message, we strongly encourage you to consider the following guidelines to ensure the system is able to handle the load and everyone gets the opportunity to start indexing the 1940 US Census in a timely fashion. Take your time getting started. Avoid peak usage times (Saturday evening through Monday evening). Only download as much work as you think you’ll do in an hour or two. Work offline. Browse the Images Now While waiting for the indexing project for your favorite state, you can browse the free images now on Archives, FindMyPast, FamilySearch, or the National Archives site at 1940census.archives.gov. Thank you for your cooperation and patience. We look forward to great progress in the coming weeks. The FamilySearch Indexing Team

1940 Census Training

North Ogden Utah East Stake Indexers and Arbitrators attached is a Link to training information concerning the 1940 Census.  It would be well worth your time to review the file before you download and start indexing the project. Thank you all for for your faithful service to the Family Search Indexing program.

https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/e/e1/1940_project.pdf