Maybe if our ancestors had been given a store gift card or some monetary reward, none of them would be missing on the census. The article reported a concern for people filing multiple returns to obtain more prizes. At any rate, I thought the article was interesting and humorous at the same time. All that is needed is to turn everyone into a family historian and teach them about the other wonderful uses of the census. Surely, everyone residing in the U.S. would all cooperate. I wonder what could be offered to U.S. citizens residing in other countries? I am almost sitting on my hands to keep from commenting on the problems of the government and record keeping whether on paper or electronically.
I thought about the incentives that might have been offered to entice our ancestors to cooperate with the enumerator. What about a horse and buggy ride into town rather than having to ride horseback? Here are a few more ancestral incentives:
- free horseshoeing for a year
- discounts on meals at the town hotel
- marriage by a circuit rider of your choice
- one hot lead to where a mother lode of gold is located in California
- five chickens
- two bolts of non-scratchy fabric
- two bins of coal
- excavation of a new root cellar
- new bonnet or suspenders in the latest fashion
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