The National Archives had hired the company that owns Archives.com to host the images for them. Apparently, the entire system has failed - a huge public embarrassment! They couldn't even get images to load for the opening ceremony this morning. Here is the link to one story: http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/02/10972767-archives-and-silicon-valley-firm-bend-under-rush-for-1940-census-records If you search 1940 census on GoogleNews, there are lots of others. Kathleen in Connecticut, by way of New Orleans ----- Original Message ----- From: Alexa <kaseysworld2@yahoo.com> To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:09:13 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] 1940 Census - Ancestry Not all states are up. I believe they said maybe five or six states should be up and more will be added as soon as they can get them up. It's going to take a long time. We're still waiting to begin indexing, which can't be done until images are uploaded. At least that's what I thought they said. Whatever, I still haven't gotten anything to index for 1940, so I've been working on Texas Death Records and New Jersey WWI draft cards. Sigh. Alexa Genealogy research since 1974 . --- On Mon, 4/2/12, PatFreeman5@aol.com wrote: From: PatFreeman5@aol.com Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] 1940 Census - Ancestry To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, April 2, 2012, 10:36 AM I am having trouble PERIOD. I had expected it all to crash, but not finding anything of use. YET...I need Texas. When I went to Archives they still wanted to register and pay. So. guess I will be waiting Pat ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
That's funny ! This is kind of like what everyone feared would happen when the clocked turned over to Y2K! And then, nothing out of the ordinary happened at all! Kathy San Andreas, California -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kathleen Wieland Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 11:43 AM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] 1940 Census - Ancestry The National Archives had hired the company that owns Archives.com to host the images for them. Apparently, the entire system has failed - a huge public embarrassment! They couldn't even get images to load for the opening ceremony this morning. Here is the link to one story: http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/02/10972767-archives-and-sili con-valley-firm-bend-under-rush-for-1940-census-records If you search 1940 census on GoogleNews, there are lots of others. Kathleen in Connecticut, by way of New Orleans ----- Original Message ----- From: Alexa <kaseysworld2@yahoo.com> To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:09:13 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] 1940 Census - Ancestry Not all states are up. I believe they said maybe five or six states should be up and more will be added as soon as they can get them up. It's going to take a long time. We're still waiting to begin indexing, which can't be done until images are uploaded. At least that's what I thought they said. Whatever, I still haven't gotten anything to index for 1940, so I've been working on Texas Death Records and New Jersey WWI draft cards. Sigh. Alexa Genealogy research since 1974 . --- On Mon, 4/2/12, PatFreeman5@aol.com wrote: From: PatFreeman5@aol.com Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] 1940 Census - Ancestry To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, April 2, 2012, 10:36 AM I am having trouble PERIOD. I had expected it all to crash, but not finding anything of use. YET...I need Texas. When I went to Archives they still wanted to register and pay. So. guess I will be waiting Pat ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2114/4910 - Release Date: 04/02/12
Also, just pulled up, on Ancestry.com, some of the pages, but no Louisiana or any of the Southern states are listed yet, but they are adding quite quickly....just went back and more have been added... http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2442 Jan S - Orlando, FL -------Original Message------- From: Kathleen Wieland Date: 4/2/2012 2:43:24 PM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] 1940 Census - Ancestry The National Archives had hired the company that owns Archives.com to host the images for them. Apparently, the entire system has failed - a huge public embarrassment! They couldn't even get images to load for the opening ceremony this morning. Here is the link to one story: http://openchannel.msnbc.msn com/_news/2012/04/02/10972767-archives-and-silicon-valley-firm-bend-under-rus -for-1940-census-records If you search 1940 census on GoogleNews, there are lots of others. Kathleen in Connecticut, by way of New Orleans ----- Original Message ----- From: Alexa <kaseysworld2@yahoo.com> To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:09:13 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] 1940 Census - Ancestry Not all states are up. I believe they said maybe five or six states should be up and more will be added as soon as they can get them up. It's going to take a long time. We're still waiting to begin indexing, which can't be done until images are uploaded. At least that's what I thought they said. Whatever, I still haven't gotten anything to index for 1940, so I've been working on Texas Death Records and New Jersey WWI draft cards. Sigh. Alexa Genealogy research since 1974 . --- On Mon, 4/2/12, PatFreeman5@aol.com wrote: From: PatFreeman5@aol.com Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] 1940 Census - Ancestry To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, April 2, 2012, 10:36 AM I am having trouble PERIOD. I had expected it all to crash, but not finding anything of use. YET...I need Texas. When I went to Archives they still wanted to register and pay. So. guess I will be waiting Pat ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message