1950 census

Powder Springs November 16, 2025

Powder Springs in the 1950 census: How use the online individual census records

Here’s a guide to using the online 1950 individual census records for Powder Springs, Georgia that were released a few years ago. These records are useful for both genealogy and…

A section of a 1950 census map that shows Vinings

Cobb by the Numbers May 15, 2022

Vinings in the 1950 Census: how to get at and use the recently released individual census records

Here’s a guide to using the recently release 1950 individual census records for Vinings. In a previous Cobb by the Numbers we looked at the release of the complete individual…

Front of Switzer Library, a brick building with a white columned entranceway

Cobb County Public Library May 8, 2022

Professional genealogist Karen Molohon to lead hands-on workshop on the 1950 census

The Courier has run a few articles about the recently released 1950 individual census records. The Switzer Library branch of the Cobb Public Library will host a two-hour workshop with…

Cobb by the Numbers May 8, 2022

Austell, Georgia, in the 1950 census: how to get at and use the recently released individual census records

Here’s a guide to using the recently released 1950 individual census records for Austell, Georgia. These records are useful in both genealogy and historical research, in determining where individuals lived…

Cobb by the Numbers April 29, 2022

Kennesaw GA in the 1950 census: How to get at and start using the recently released individual records

Here’s a guide to using the recently released 1950 individual census records for Kennesaw, Georgia. These records are useful in both genealogy and historical research, in determining where individuals lived…

Cobb by the Numbers April 11, 2022

Marietta GA in the 1950 census: How to get at and start using the recently released individual records

Here’s a guide to using the recently released 1950 individual census records for Marietta, Georgia. These records are useful in both genealogy and historical research, in determining where individuals lived…

a map of the center of Mableton from 1950

Cobb by the Numbers April 3, 2022

Mableton in the 1950 census

In the previous Cobb by the Numbers we looked at the release of the complete individual records for the 1950 decennial census. By federal law detailed census records for individual…

Pets and Pet Adoption November 28, 2025

“My name is Zoro, and I’m so excited about the prospect of going home with you!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male tri-color terrier. The following information on this potential family member is…

Pets and Pet Adoption November 28, 2025

“My name is Sprout. Are you here to adopt me?”

The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male tabby domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family…

Health & Wellness November 28, 2025

More People Are Caring for Dying Loved Ones at Home. A New Orleans Nonprofit Is Showing Them How.

This article by Halle Parker, Verite News, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Halle Parker, Verite News, Updated November 25, 2025, Originally Published November 25, 2025 Liz…

Government & Politics November 28, 2025

Lawmakers dish out an extra helping of Georgia pride this year through new tasty symbols

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 28, 2025 What’s more bipartisan than a good meal? Amid a number of…

Weather & Environment November 28, 2025

Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact

by Shaina Sadai, Five College Consortium and Ambarish Karmalkar, University of Rhode Island, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When polar ice sheets melt, the effects…

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