Massachusetts Map
The Mass. Studies Project

OUR TOWN, OUR CITY
Local Lessons and Activities
for Massachusetts Teachers

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U.S. Census Samples - Massachusetts
Using Local Census Data to Explore the Industrial Revolution


Sample Census Pages from the 1870 Census:

1870 Hubbard MA

1870 Gloucester MA

1870 Mendon MA

1870 Russell, MA

1870 West Stockbridge


1880 Census

A transcription of the full 1880 census is freely accessible through FamilySearch.org

 

To find Census records for individuals or all of the census pages for a given community, consult the Ancestry.com collection, the Genealogy.com collection ($ subscriptions, but available through many local public libraries) or visit the National Archives in Waltham, MA or PIttsfield, MA.


This lesson was designed by Elizabeth C. Finison.
Questions? Contact: k12.msp@umb.edu

Credits

Massachusetts Map

The Mass. Studies Project

These curricular modules were developed with support from the
John H. and H. Naomi Tomfohrde Foundation
.

The "Our Town, Our City" Curricular Resources Project is an initiative of the Massachusetts Studies Project, Institute for Learning and Teaching, University of Massachusetts, Boston

The lesson plan formatting is based on The WebQuest template.

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