Carol Cooke Darrow

Presentation

The census taker came every ten years and often missed people. The tax man came every year, and he rarely missed anyone. This presentation will explain how tax records can be a great substitute for census records, a wonderful guide to the land and personal property of our ancestors, and a source of surprising information including the type of house, the location of the land, the neighbors, and sometimes even the occupation of your ancestor.

Speaker

Carol Cooke Darrow is a professional genealogist and the co-author of The Genealogist’s guide to Researching Tax Records, published by Heritage Books in 2007. Her article, The Genealogical Value of Tax Records, appeared in the October-December 2024 issue of the NGS Magazine. Carol is the past president of the Colorado Genealogical Society.

Registration opens June 1st, for members of CDGS. If there is space remaining, non-members can register starting June 15th. Registration closes at 11pm, 2 days prior to the event.