(+) How to Obtain Information from the 1950 through 2010 US Census Records

Most US genealogists believe that the US decennial census records are inaccessible for 72 years to protect respondents' privacy. Not true! The records are restricted but not completely unavailable. That is, the records from the past 72 years are not available to the general public but are available to a very few individuals who have a need to obtain the information contained in a record.