An Intriguing Bit of History

[gnomi]

Based on the suggestion of a friend on Google+, I started looking on the 1940 Census pages for various addresses that are important in my life. One I couldn't find at all -- the town in which I grew up does not even seem to be on the census. But I did find our current home, and I discovered that in 1940 the residents were a woman and her female partner (that's how she's described on the Census form). They were in their mid-60s, and they had lived there since at least 1935.

Comments

[bluepapercup]

A classic Boston Marriage!

[brancher.livejournal.com]

I just looked up my mom's place for fun, and found Clara Stearns and Marion Watson lived together in # 46. Do you mean them, or was there another couple living next door?? So cool.

[ephemera.livejournal.com]

nifty!