Presidential Timeline of the 20th Century

Twelve presidential libraries spanning the Herbert Hoover to Bill Clinton administrations have teamed up to create the Presidential Timeline of the 20th Century, a multimedia online archive. The project currently contains 940 primary and secondary documents, some of which were previously available only to scholars. Contributing archivists estimate that continual updates will eventually bring the website’s [...]

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Census Data and Statistics

One frequent question we get is “Where can I find statistics on crime, employment, education…?”  One common resource for statistics on almost any subject is the  United States Census. April 1st (no foolin’) 2010 is Census Day, and forms will be mailed out beginning March 15. The U.S. Constitution requires that a census be taken every [...]

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All Things Census

All Things Census: 2010 U.S. Census methods, findings and research is a gathering place for postings about census methodology, findings and resources. It is part of the Pew Social & Demograhpic Trends project. After the actual count gets underway (beginning this March with Census forms being delivered), All Things Census will explore how things are going. When [...]

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