Find Mary Shelley in the 1841 UK Census

Find Mary Shelley (author of Frankenstein) in the 1841 UK census and win a copy of Elizabeth Shown Mills' Quicksheet for Citing Online Historical Resources.

Please read this entire post before playing and especially before submitting an entry. Submissions that do not follow the rules will be ignored. Good genealogists read and follow directions when necessary (grin!).

References for Mary Shelley--born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin on 30 August 1797 and died 1 February 1851)

• Wikipedia Biography
  

Date of Birth:
30 August 1797
London, England

Date of death:
1 February 1851

Rules

The determination of the winner is at the discretion of Michael Neill. This will be determined based upon how likely it appears the correct entry has been found given known biographical and historical information about the person who is the focus of the contest.

Winner will not be announced "immediately" upon submission, but as soon as the correctness of the submission can be determined.

First correct submission is the winner.

Winners can win once every sixty days.

Submission:
Send an email to entries@rootdig.com

The email must include:

• Your name (mailing address not necessary until it has been determined you are the winner).
• Your email address.
• The complete census citation, which must include at least: state, county, enumeration district, page number and line number. Subscribers to Ancestry.com can copy/paste the image URL into an email. Your submission MUST contain a specific citation that allows your submission to be easily checked.

Any submission which does not include the complete citation will be ignored. Even if the correct residence is in Sunflower County, Missisippi, a more specific citation than Sunflower County, Mississippi is necessary to win the contest.

We will be announcing more contests and will post the names of winners on our "Census Search Contest" Wall of Honor (unless they ask us not to!).
Good Luck!

Find Spencer Tracy in 1920 Census Contest

Find actor Spencer Tracy in the 1920 census and win a copy of Elizabeth Shown Mills' Quicksheet for Citing Online Historical Resources.

Please read this entire post before playing and especially before submitting an entry. Submissions that do not follow the rules will be ignored. Good genealogists read and follow directions when necessary (grin!).

References for Spencer Tracy

• Wikipedia Biography
• Internet Movie Database

Date of Birth

• 5 April 1900
• Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date of death

• 10 June 1967
• Beverly Hills, California

Rules

• The determination of the winner is at the discretion of Michael Neill. This will be determined based upon how likely it appears the correct entry has been found given known biographical and historical information about the person who is the focus of the contest.
• Winner will not be announced "immediately" upon submission, but as soon as the correctness of the submission can be determined.
• First correct submission is the winner.
• Winners can win once every sixty days.

Submission:

• Send an email to entries@rootdig.com
  

The email must include:

• Your name (mailing address not necessary until it has been determined you are the winner).
• Your email address.
• The complete census citation, which must include at least: state, county, enumeration district, page number and line number. Subscribers to Ancestry.com can copy/paste the image URL into an email. Your submission MUST contain a specific citation that allows your submission to be easily checked.
• Any submission which does not include the complete citation will be ignored. Even if the correct residence is in Sunflower County, Missisippi, a more specific citation than Sunflower County, Mississippi is necessary to win the contest.

We will be announcing more contests and will post the names of winners on our "Census Search Contest" Wall of Honor (unless they ask us not to!).

Good Luck!

Find Mae West in the 1930 Census Contest

Find actress Mae West in the 1930 census and win a copy of Elizabeth Shown Mills' Quicksheet for Citing Online Historical Resources.

Please read this entire post before playing and especially before submitting an entry. Submissions that do not follow the rules will be ignored. Good genealogists read and follow directions when necessary (grin!).

References for Mae West

• Wikipedia Biography
• Internet Movie Database

Date of Birth

• 17 August 1893
• Woodhaven, New York

Date of death

• 22 November 1980
• Hollywood, California

Rules

• The determination of the winner is at the discretion of Michael Neill. This will be determined based upon how likely it appears the correct entry has been found given known biographical and historical information about the person who is the focus of the contest.
• Winner will not be announced "immediately" upon submission, but as soon as the correctness of the submission can be determined.
• First correct submission is the winner.
• Winners can win once every sixty days.

Submission:

• Send an email to entries@rootdig.com
  

The email must include:

• Your name (mailing address not necessary until it has been determined you are the winner).
• Your email address.
• The complete census citation, which must include at least: state, county, enumeration district, page number and line number. Subscribers to Ancestry.com can copy/paste the image URL into an email. Your submission MUST contain a specific citation that allows your submission to be easily checked.
• Any submission which does not include the complete citation will be ignored. Even if the correct residence is in Sunflower County, Missisippi, a more specific citation than Sunflower County, Mississippi is necessary to win the contest.

We will be announcing more contests and will post the names of winners on our "Census Search Contest" Wall of Honor (unless they ask us not to!).

Good Luck!

Find Buffalo Bill Cody in 1860--Contest Winner!

Congratulations to Mary V. who found Buffalo Bill in 1860. The entry is posted on our site here. She wins a copy of Elizabeth Shown Mills' Quicksheet for Citing Online Historical Resources.

We will be posting new contests on an ongoing basis on our site.

Find Georgia O'Keeffe in the 1930 Census

Find Georgia O'Keeffe in the 1930 census and win a copy of Elizabeth Shown Mills' Quicksheet for Citing Online Historical Resources.

Please read this entire post before playing and especially before submitting an entry. Submissions that do not follow the rules will be ignored. Good genealogists read and follow directions when necessary (grin!).

References for Georgia O'Keefe.


Wikipedia Biography
Her Museum's Website Biography

Date of Birth

• 15 November 1887


• Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

Rules

• The determination of the winner is at the discretion of Michael Neill. This will be determined based upon how likely it appears the correct entry has been found given known biographical and historical information about the person who is the focus of the contest. The entry should not violate known biographical facts about the person unless there is a documented and reasonable reason.


• Winner will not be announced "immediately" upon submission, but as soon as the correctness of the submission can be determined.


• First correct submission is the winner.


• Winners can win once every sixty days.

Submission:

• Send an email to entries@rootdig.com
  

The email must include:

• Your name (mailing address not necessary until it has been determined you are the winner).


• Your email address.


• The complete census citation, which must include at least: state, county, enumeration district, page number and line number. Subscribers to Ancestry.com can copy/paste the image URL into an email. Your submission MUST contain a specific citation that allows your submission to be easily checked.


• Any submission which does not include the complete citation will be ignored. Even if the correct residence is in Sunflower County, Missisippi, a more specific citation than Sunflower County, Mississippi is necessary to win the contest.

We will be announcing more contests and will post the names of winners on our "Census Search Contest" Wall of Honor (unless they ask us not to!).

Good Luck!

Find Glenn Miller in 1930

Find Glenn Miller in the 1930 census and win a copy of Elizabeth Shown Mills' Quicksheet for Citing Online Historical Resources.

Please read this entire post before playing and especially before submitting an entry. Submissions that do not follow the rules will be ignored. Good genealogists read and follow directions when necessary (grin!).

References for Glenn Miller.


Wikipedia Biography
From Glenn Miller.org

Date of Birth

• 1 March 1904


• Clarinda, Iowa

Rules

• The determination of the winner is at the discretion of Michael Neill. This will be determined based upon how likely it appears the correct entry has been found given known biographical and historical information about the person who is the focus of the contest. The entry should not violate known biographical facts about the person unless there is a documented and reasonable reason.


• Winner will not be announced "immediately" upon submission, but as soon as the correctness of the submission can be determined.


• First correct submission is the winner.


• Winners can win once every sixty days.

Submission:

• Send an email to entries@rootdig.com
  

The email must include:

• Your name (mailing address not necessary until it has been determined you are the winner).


• Your email address.


• The complete census citation, which must include at least: state, county, enumeration district, page number and line number. Subscribers to Ancestry.com can copy/paste the image URL into an email. Your submission MUST contain a specific citation that allows your submission to be easily checked.


• Any submission which does not include the complete citation will be ignored. Even if the correct residence is in Sunflower County, Missisippi, a more specific citation than Sunflower County, Mississippi is necessary to win the contest.

We will be announcing more contests and will post the names of winners on our "Census Search Contest" Wall of Honor (unless they ask us not to!).

Good Luck!

Find George Burns in 1920

Find actor and comedian George Burns in the 1920 census and win a copy of Elizabeth Shown Mills' Quicksheet for Citing Online Historical Resources.

Please read this entire post before playing and especially before submitting an entry. Submissions that do not follow the rules will be ignored. Good genealogists read and follow directions when necessary (grin!).

References for George Burns--note that George Burns was born Nathan Birnbaum.


Wikipedia Biography
Museum of Broadcast Communications

Date of Birth

• 20 Jan 1896
• New York

Rules

• The determination of the winner is at the discretion of Michael Neill. This will be determined based upon how likely it appears the correct entry has been found given known biographical and historical information about the person who is the focus of the contest. The entry should not violate known biographical facts about the person unless there is a documented and reasonable reason.
• Winner will not be announced "immediately" upon submission, but as soon as the correctness of the submission can be determined.
• First correct submission is the winner.
• Winners can win once every sixty days.

Submission:

• Send an email to entries@rootdig.com
  

The email must include:

• Your name (mailing address not necessary until it has been determined you are the winner).
• Your email address.
• The complete census citation, which must include at least: state, county, enumeration district, page number and line number. Subscribers to Ancestry.com can copy/paste the image URL into an email. Your submission MUST contain a specific citation that allows your submission to be easily checked.
• Any submission which does not include the complete citation will be ignored. Even if the correct residence is in Sunflower County, Missisippi, a more specific citation than Sunflower County, Mississippi is necessary to win the contest.

We will be announcing more contests and will post the names of winners on our "Census Search Contest" Wall of Honor (unless they ask us not to!).

Good Luck!

Find Hank Williams Senior in 1930

Find Country-Western singer Hank Williams, Sr., in the 1930 census and win a copy of Elizabeth Shown Mills' Quicksheet for Citing Online Historical Resources.

Please read this entire post before playing and especially before submitting an entry. Submissions that do not follow the rules will be ignored. Good genealogists read and follow directions when necessary (grin!).

References for Hank Williams, Senior:

• Hank Williams "official" website biography


• Wikipedia article on Hank Williams Sr.

Date of Birth

• 17 September 1923


• Mount Olive, Alabama

Rules

• The determination of the winner is at the discretion of Michael Neill. This will be determined based upon how likely it appears the correct entry has been found given known biographical and historical information about the person who is the focus of the contest.


• Winner will not be announced "immediately" upon submission, but as soon as the correctness of the submission can be determined.


• First correct submission is the winner.


• Winners can win once every sixty days.

Submission:

• Send an email to entries@rootdig.com
  

The email must include:

• Your name (mailing address not necessary until it has been determined you are the winner).


• Your email address.


• The complete census citation, which must include at least: state, county, enumeration district, page number and line number. Subscribers to Ancestry.com can copy/paste the image URL into an email. Your submission MUST contain a specific citation that allows your submission to be easily checked.


• Any submission which does not include the complete citation will be ignored. Even if the correct residence is in Sunflower County, Missisippi, a more specific citation than Sunflower County, Mississippi is necessary to win the contest.

We will be announcing more contests and will post the names of winners on our "Census Search Contest" Wall of Honor (unless they ask us not to!).

Good Luck!

Find Thomas Edison in 1870

Find inventor Thomas Edison in the 1870 census and win a copy of Elizabeth Shown Mills' Quicksheet for Citing Online Historical Resources.

Please read this entire post before playing and especially before submitting an entry. Submissions that do not follow the rules will be ignored. Good genealogists read and follow directions when necessary (grin!).

References for Thomas Edison

• Wikipedia Biography

Date of Birth

• 1847
• Milan, Ohio

Rules

• The determination of the winner is at the discretion of Michael Neill. This will be determined based upon how likely it appears the correct entry has been found given known biographical and historical information about the person who is the focus of the contest.
• Winner will not be announced "immediately" upon submission, but as soon as the correctness of the submission can be determined.
• First correct submission is the winner.
• Winners can win once every sixty days.

Submission:

• Send an email to entries@rootdig.com
  

The email must include:

• Your name (mailing address not necessary until it has been determined you are the winner).
• Your email address.
• The complete census citation, which must include at least: state, county, enumeration district, page number and line number. Subscribers to Ancestry.com can copy/paste the image URL into an email. Your submission MUST contain a specific citation that allows your submission to be easily checked.
• Any submission which does not include the complete citation will be ignored. Even if the correct residence is in Sunflower County, Missisippi, a more specific citation than Sunflower County, Mississippi is necessary to win the contest.

We will be announcing more contests and will post the names of winners on our "Census Search Contest" Wall of Honor (unless they ask us not to!).

Good Luck!

Find Bob Hope in the 1910 Census

Find actor and comedian Bob Hope in the 1910 census and win a copy of Elizabeth Shown Mills' Quicksheet for Citing Online Historical Resources.

Please read this entire post before playing and especially before submitting an entry. Submissions that do not follow the rules will be ignored. Good genealogists read and follow directions when necessary (grin!).

References for Bob Hope

• Wikipedia Biography
• Internet Movie Database

Date of Birth

• 29 May 1903
• Eltham, London, England, UK

Date of death

• 27 July 2003
• Toluca Lake, California, USA

Rules

• The determination of the winner is at the discretion of Michael Neill. This will be determined based upon how likely it appears the correct entry has been found given known biographical and historical information about the person who is the focus of the contest.
• Winner will not be announced "immediately" upon submission, but as soon as the correctness of the submission can be determined.
• First correct submission is the winner.
• Winners can win once every sixty days.

Submission:

• Send an email to entries@rootdig.com
  

The email must include:

• Your name (mailing address not necessary until it has been determined you are the winner).
• Your email address.
• The complete census citation, which must include at least: state, county, enumeration district, page number and line number. Subscribers to Ancestry.com can copy/paste the image URL into an email. Your submission MUST contain a specific citation that allows your submission to be easily checked.
• Any submission which does not include the complete citation will be ignored. Even if the correct residence is in Sunflower County, Missisippi, a more specific citation than Sunflower County, Mississippi is necessary to win the contest.

We will be announcing more contests and will post the names of winners on our "Census Search Contest" Wall of Honor (unless they ask us not to!).

Good Luck!

Famous Census Search Contest Resumed

Our "find the famous person in the census" contests are returning, with prizes. We will be announcing new contests on an ongoing basis on our new website Famous Census (http://www.famouscensus.com/).

Two new contests will be announced on this tomorrow 5 January 2009 at 8 and 11 a.m. Pacific Time. Winners will be listed on our "Famous Census Search" Wall of Honor and will be announced on this site.

Our prizes will initially be copies of Elizabeth Shown Mills' Quicksheet for Citing Online Historical Resources. If your group, business, or society would like to donate prizes, please contact me at mjnrootdig@gmail.com.

Questions about the contest can also be sent to me at mjnrootdig@gmail.com. Submissions must be made to the mailing address listed in the post announcing the contest.