Since the first column about Social Security and Railroad Retirement on 11 June, readers of this column have inundated me with e-mail concerning the unusual occurrences they have
Some of the most informative U.S. resources can be records from our ancestors’ federally-administered retirement programs’ files. These include the Social Security and Railroad Retirement programs, which are
The Social Security Death Index (also known among genealogists as the SSDI) is a valuable tool for individuals researching the death information of a recently-deceased (after 1962) family
When Social Security benefits were instituted in 1937, each employed person filed an application for a Social Security number. The application form asked questions concerning birth date and
