I am a descendant of William and Clarissa Brown of Brownstown Md they owned 10 acres of land. This was a black community in the late 1800’s. Brownstown was removed from the atlas in the 1980’s and is now called Germantown Md.
I am a descendant of William and Clarissa Brown of Brownstown Md they owned 10 acres of land. This was a black community in the late 1800’s. Brownstown was removed from the atlas in the 1980’s and is now called Germantown Md.
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The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has custody of Federal Population Census records from 1790 to 1950. (More recent census records are still under privacy restrictions and remain in the custody of the U.S. Census Bureau.)
The census records in NARA’s custody have been digitized and are available online. For information about these resources, please consult our webpage https://www.archives.gov/digitization/digitized-by-partners. Please note that researchers can access these online resources free of charge from any NARA facility. The link you are following from our website will only work on an onsite computer. If you are having trouble at a NARA facility, something has gone wrong and we recommend you check with the staff. If you are not onsite, the link will only take you to the regular subscription site. For other options (including at least one free one), please see https://www.archives.gov/research/census/online-resources Choose “1860” and follow the appropriate link.
For more information on the census records in our custody, please visit our website at: https://www.archives.gov/research/census.
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Thank you for posting your question on History Hub!
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has custody of Federal Population Census records from 1790 to 1950. (More recent census records are still under privacy restrictions and remain in the custody of the U.S. Census Bureau.)
The census records in NARA’s custody have been digitized and are available online. For information about these resources, please consult our webpage https://www.archives.gov/digitization/digitized-by-partners. Please note that researchers can access these online resources free of charge from any NARA facility. The link you are following from our website will only work on an onsite computer. If you are having trouble at a NARA facility, something has gone wrong and we recommend you check with the staff. If you are not onsite, the link will only take you to the regular subscription site. For other options (including at least one free one), please see https://www.archives.gov/research/census/online-resources Choose “1860” and follow the appropriate link.
For more information on the census records in our custody, please visit our website at: https://www.archives.gov/research/census.
We hope this assists you with your research!
Sincerely,
Archives 1 Reference Branch (RR1R)
RR1R-24-52946-KV