|1930 U.S. Federal Census| The 1930 census occurred during the
Great Depression so it really gives us a special look into the
lives of our ancestors. There's lots of great information that
you can read about regarding the data that was collected for the
census, and always remember that there was more than the census
for the general population. You can head on over to the U.S.
Census Bureau's website and see lots of great statistics about
the information. There were agriculture reports, reports on
mining/quarries, unemployment, etc. So many different ways that
you can look into the lives of your ancestors! Additionally,
there was some drama surrounding the 1930 census because of the
Great Depression. You can read more about it by clicking here,
but essentially, the statistics from the census were in high
demand to assess just how bad the Depression was, but when the
numbers came back they were criticized for being too low and the
census was called "unreliable". An additional census on
unemployment was conducte