Rules
US census privacy rules for famous households
US census privacy rules keep famous households closed for 72 years; Abraham Lincoln's Springfield records show what the 1850 and 1860 schedules reveal.
Desk
Policy Desk
Regulation, licensing and the obligations that apply to famous people by place, heritage and era.
Features
What can a DAR lineage application prove about a famous ancestor?
A DAR lineage application proves descent from a Patriot, not a famous ancestor's whole life. Here is what DAR and Mayflower records verify for you.
Costs
People by US state by country: why the grid misleads
People by US state by country: why a state-by-origin grid misleads, what Census Bureau tables can support, and how to write one honest row for a famous figure.
Guides
People by US city facts: which office holds what
People by US city facts: which office holds which record, with examples from New York, Philadelphia, New Orleans and Chicago, and why none holds them all.
Reviews
People by profession by country: registers, archives and famous examples
People by profession by country: which trades each nation licensed, who kept the register, which archive holds the record today, and how Dürer, Franklin and Lincoln read through theirs.
Reviews
People by country rankings 2027: why none can be built
No people by country rankings 2027 exist and none can be built: birth, citizenship, working life and family origin point to four different countries.