NEW YORK -- Americans are in for a cyber-surprise on Wednesday: They'll be able to plug family names into an online 1940 U.S. census and come up with details about the lives of New Yorkers -- from Joe ...

NEW YORK — When the 1940 census records are released Monday, Verla Morris can consider herself a part of living history. Morris, who is in her 100th year, will get to experience the novelty of seeing ...

It is no longer essential to provide exact addresses from seven decades ago to look for a New York connection. With names, free searches of the 1940 U.S. census first made public in April will unlock ...