Ancestry just released their entire index for the 1950 Census! Get a first look at how the search compares to the National Archives' index, some limitations, and how you can work around the misindexed names.
Check out how to use wildcards to find misspelled names:    • Find Misspelled Names on Ancestry wit...  

You can volunteer for FamilySearch indexing at https://www.familysearch.org/1950census

Timestamps:
0:00 Ancestry's announcement
2:21 What Ancestry's 1950 census index is and how it's different than the National Archives
6:12 Two things to keep in mind
7:18 Demonstration of Ancestry's 1950 census index
12:04 Using wildcards to find misspelled names
14:28 Some limitations
17:06 Places missing in Ohio and Michigan
19:35 FamilySearch indexing project
23:29 Questions and answers
30:00 Nobody home (and how to browse ahead)

#genealogy #familyhistory #1950census