Join us for this lively discussion of the uses of the 1940 census from the perspective of genealogists, historians, and computer scientists. We’ll explore the challenges of handling millions of digital records, and how those records can be used with other types of historical data.

Panelists:

Constance Potter, National Archives and Records Administration

Kenton McHenry, National Center for Supercomputing Applications

Stephen Robertson, University of Sydney and co-author of “Digital Harlem”

Emily Stanford Schultz, FamilySearch.org