We have known for months there would be no SEARCHABLE index for the 1940 census. We have been told to be ready by knowing what the 1940 ED number would be, by using stevemorse.org So now we are all ready and waiting...and waiting... On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 12:18 PM, Linda Holley <ljholley@gmail.com> wrote: > I was told that it would be about 10 days before you can call Ancestry > with an exact address. My point is that we should have been told there > would be no searchable data base until the end of the year. Glad I don't > need 1940. I am a volenter for Beaver Co. PA tax records so I don't have > time to do 1940. > > Linda > On Apr 2, 2012, at 12:11 PM, Alissa wrote: > > > Linda, > > Ancestry is adding images as soon as possible. You can currently get > > the EDs from Ancestry, stevemorse.org and other sites if you know the > > 1930 ED and/or the 1940 address. I've done it. > > > > NARA has uploaded all the images but it is currently overloaded. I have > > been processing one ED for hours and it is still preparing the image. > > But they are available today. > > > > Myheritage.com is also uploading different states today but not yet. > > > > Ancestry has Delaware and Nevada completely uploaded and are working on > > others. You can see the progress on this page. You need to scroll down > > a bit and it is on the left. Last I heard they were planning on having > > all images uploaded within 2 weeks. You can put in a request on their > > 1940 page to have them email you when your state(s) is(are) uploaded. > > > > http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2442 > > > > Of course, they need to be indexed. There are many groups indexing and > > hope to have that accomplished within the year. You can join us by > > going to FamilySearch.org or other sites like 1940census.archives.gov. > > > > BTW they do not appear to be going in either size order or by date > > joined the Union. > > > > Hope this helps. > > Alissa > > > > > > On 4/2/2012 11:49 AM, Linda Holley wrote: > >> I have just spoken to Ancestry concerning another issue and was told > the images will be available to search by the end of the year. It is a > shame that Ancestry did not tell us that they only took possession of the > material from The National Archives at 12:01 today. Now the 300 million + > images have to be scanned and then indexed. In about 10 days, if you know > the address of the person you want to view, you can call Ancestry and they > will give you the enumeration district which you can then search line by > line. > >> > >> Linda > >> On Apr 2, 2012, at 11:34 AM, Mickey Cendrowski wrote: > >> > >>> If anyone is successful in being able to actually view 1940 census > images online, please leave us some step by step instructions here. > >>> > >>> All I seem to be able to get are pages that contain the descriptions > of the EDs, but I am not getting any actual census images. > >>> > >>> Mickey > >>> ...the impossible just takes longer > >>> MickeyC@consolidated.net > >>> > >>> ------------------------------- > >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAWESTMO-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 > PAWESTMO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> Version: 9.0.929 / Virus Database: 2407.1.1/4309 - Release Date: > 04/01/12 14:34:00 > >> > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAWESTMO-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 > PAWESTMO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Well I don't know who told who but I work on Ancestry every day most of the day and receive updates from them and I never read it would be a year!!! On Apr 2, 2012, at 12:48 PM, Linda J. Walker wrote: > We have known for months there would be no SEARCHABLE index for the 1940 > census. > We have been told to be ready by knowing what the 1940 ED number would be, > by using stevemorse.org So now we are all ready and waiting...and > waiting... > > > > > On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 12:18 PM, Linda Holley <ljholley@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I was told that it would be about 10 days before you can call Ancestry >> with an exact address. My point is that we should have been told there >> would be no searchable data base until the end of the year. Glad I don't >> need 1940. I am a volenter for Beaver Co. PA tax records so I don't have >> time to do 1940. >> >> Linda >> On Apr 2, 2012, at 12:11 PM, Alissa wrote: >> >>> Linda, >>> Ancestry is adding images as soon as possible. You can currently get >>> the EDs from Ancestry, stevemorse.org and other sites if you know the >>> 1930 ED and/or the 1940 address. I've done it. >>> >>> NARA has uploaded all the images but it is currently overloaded. I have >>> been processing one ED for hours and it is still preparing the image. >>> But they are available today. >>> >>> Myheritage.com is also uploading different states today but not yet. >>> >>> Ancestry has Delaware and Nevada completely uploaded and are working on >>> others. You can see the progress on this page. You need to scroll down >>> a bit and it is on the left. Last I heard they were planning on having >>> all images uploaded within 2 weeks. You can put in a request on their >>> 1940 page to have them email you when your state(s) is(are) uploaded. >>> >>> http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2442 >>> >>> Of course, they need to be indexed. There are many groups indexing and >>> hope to have that accomplished within the year. You can join us by >>> going to FamilySearch.org or other sites like 1940census.archives.gov. >>> >>> BTW they do not appear to be going in either size order or by date >>> joined the Union. >>> >>> Hope this helps. >>> Alissa >>> >>> >>> On 4/2/2012 11:49 AM, Linda Holley wrote: >>>> I have just spoken to Ancestry concerning another issue and was told >> the images will be available to search by the end of the year. It is a >> shame that Ancestry did not tell us that they only took possession of the >> material from The National Archives at 12:01 today. Now the 300 million + >> images have to be scanned and then indexed. In about 10 days, if you know >> the address of the person you want to view, you can call Ancestry and they >> will give you the enumeration district which you can then search line by >> line. >>>> >>>> Linda >>>> On Apr 2, 2012, at 11:34 AM, Mickey Cendrowski wrote: >>>> >>>>> If anyone is successful in being able to actually view 1940 census >> images online, please leave us some step by step instructions here. >>>>> >>>>> All I seem to be able to get are pages that contain the descriptions >> of the EDs, but I am not getting any actual census images. >>>>> >>>>> Mickey >>>>> ...the impossible just takes longer >>>>> MickeyC@consolidated.net >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> PAWESTMO-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 >> PAWESTMO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>>> Version: 9.0.929 / Virus Database: 2407.1.1/4309 - Release Date: >> 04/01/12 14:34:00 >>>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> PAWESTMO-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 >> PAWESTMO-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 PAWESTMO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message