My Trails into the Past

Everyone in the genealogy world is talking about the upcoming release of the 1950 federal census records on April 1. I will not be listed in the census, as I was not yet born, but both of my parents will be listed with their respected families. I need to know the address of each person in order to locate them in specific Enumeration Districts. At first, we will be browsing the records until indexes are completed. To find their address, I used city directories, voter registrations, newspaper articles, and other records that give addresses. The direct ancestors I expect to find that were alive in 1950 on my father’s side of the family. Concord, California William J. Hork , born 1930, will be 19 years old. He is likely living with his mother and maybe working at a service station or the local race track. I have documentation that he graduated from Mt. Diablo in June 1950, but he told me he graduated after the first semester. So, it is likely he won’t be listed as a student. Anne ...