A popular collection at MyHeritage is the 1940 US Federal Census and at MyHeritage you can do simple searches but enough of the results are behind a paywall that it’s truly a subscription-only collection. The good news is, if you’re looking for free alternatives, you have many options.
Some of your best free alternatives include:
FamilySearch-you can see the 1940 US Federal Census index and images for free (the index was created by a worldwide FamilySearch indexing volunteer effort and has been part of collection exchanges with other genealogy sites)
Archives.com-you can see the 1940 US Federal Census index and images for free (Archives.com is a private company purchased by Ancestry.com, not to be confused with Archives.gov, the US National Archives)
RootsPoint-you can see the 1940 US Federal Census index for free and can create a free account to view the images for free (they created their own index and search results may vary from other sites)
Ancestry-you can create a free account to search the 1940 US Federal Census index and images for free (they created their own index and search results may vary from other sites)
FindMyPast-you can create a free account to search the 1940 US Federal Census index and images for free
MooseRoots-you can search the 1940 US Federal Census index for free, no images are available
Archives.gov-you can see the 1940 US Federal Census images for free, they don’t have an index (they share their images with Archives.com and Archives.com has an index; again, Archives.com is a private company and Archives.org is the free US National Archives)
Best in your search, whether it’s fee or free!
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Update! Check your local library’s online databases. Ancestry Library edition never permits access from off-site computers (like your home) but if your library has HeritageQuest Online (which purchases its images from Ancestry) you might be able to access the index and images from a home computer-I can.
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Update! Check your local library’s online databases. Ancestry Library edition never permits access from off-site computers (like your home) but if your library has HeritageQuest Online (which purchases its images from Ancestry) you might be able to access the index and images from a home computer-I can.