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Historical cohort reconstruction from mining frontier records

Subcategory: demographic reconstruction
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Description

Systematic identification of dispersers through newspaper records followed by retrospective family background analysis using census data. Compares family economic and demographic characteristics of long-distance dispersers to population averages.

Typical Equipment

  • historical newspapers
  • US Federal Census records
  • Colorado State Business Directory
  • archival records

Output Measurements

  • family wealth rankings
  • birth order
  • family size
  • sibling sex ratios
  • occupational categories