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18 February 2024
8:00 pm – 9:30 pm (Eastern)
After years of using census records, genealogists may take for granted that they're using them fully and correctly. But as they learn about genealogy standards and best practices, do they go back and re-think their census practices? What does it even mean to evaluate a census record? Let's learn a bit more about the U.S. census and the specific ways that standards can help us to maximize its usefulness.
Read about presenter Diane MacLean Boumenot, CG
Diane MacLean Boumenot, CG, specializes in southern New England family history research. She has published articles in several journals and in 2018 she co-authored, with Maureen Taylor, the National Genealogical Society’s Research in the States volume on Rhode Island. Diane currently serves as editor of the journal Rhode Island Roots. In 2023, she was the recipient of The National Genealogical Society’s Lou D. Szucs Distinguished Service Award for her contributions to the Advanced Skills in Genealogy course and received the Robert M. Sherman Award for Exemplifying High Qualities of Scholarship and Genealogy from the Rhode Island Genealogical Society. She holds a B.A. in American History and English from Wesleyan University. Diane serves as Mentor, ProGen 68, and is the Past President of the New England Chapter, Association of Professional Genealogists.