The year was 1950. Harry Truman was presid ent of the US\, North Korea invaded South Korea igniting the Korean War\, African Americans played in the NBA for the first time\, and 14 million TV sets were sold -- increasing the number used in the US 10-fold. Stevie Wo nder\, Jay Leno and Julius Irving were all born. The US population had jus t surpassed 150 million. The average annual income in the US was just a li ttle over $3\,000 and the average cost of a new home was $8\,450. The US C ensus that had been taken every 10 years starting in 1790 was conducted fo r the 17th time.
\nData from the US Census can reveal a lot of inter esting information about a community. In this presentation\, Scott Norrick will reveal his findings and insights from reviewing and analyzing US Cen sus data for Wilmette &\; Kenilworth from the 1950 Census. By looking a t a relevant sample of multiple enumeration districts he will provide data and interesting insights on:
\nScott has done th is analysis on numerous other Illinois and Midwest communities. He will no t only provide data and insights on Wilmette &\; Kenilworth but will al so show how these results compare to other communities. Scott is the propr ietor of \;AncestralPast.com< /a>.
\nThis is a joint program \;with the North Suburban Genealo gical Society. Please join us for a short meeting prior to the presentatio n. All are welcome.
\nThis program will be presented via Zoom. Regis tration is required. \;
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