When I was writing this the little box to your right indicated that I had 78 days and counting to the date when the 1940 census is released.
Whoa! Where did time go? Seems like it was just yesterday that the 1930 came out with all of its hullabaloo. I've not found all my ancestors on the 1920 census, let alone the 1930 and here comes 1940.
So I've started to do some serious searching for the ones I am missing. Not just the 1930, but the 1850 and everything forward. Some are missing I am sure due to mistrust of the census taker... aka the good ole Uncle Sam. Some are just missing due to spelling errors. Whatever the reason the great hunt is on! Doubtful they will all be found before 1940 comes out but what the heck... nothing like a good census search to brighten ones day eh?
How about you? How ready are you for the 1940 census release?
Happy Hunting!
Karen
Showing posts with label 1940 Census. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1940 Census. Show all posts
10 January 2012
22 August 2011
On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!
Everyone is all ready to go, proclaiming the word, sharing the word, telling everyone they know! What you ask? Why the fact that Ancestry is going to share the 1940 census for a almost a year with the entire world!
Great! Awesome! Wonderful! Or so you say! Okay, so all of you are ready, you've already demonstrated that with the way this news has spread like wildfire.
My question is, "Is Ancestry ready?" I mean seriously. Every time Ancestry offers a freebie weekend those of us who pay for our subscriptions end up either seriously slow or getting messages to try again later. I personally usually end up with a slower response when I am browsing in search of something.
Okay, when its a weekend of freebie, I can avoid it, find other things to do. But really Ancestry, a year of freebie? Are you really ready for the amount of hits that your website is going to take? Are you ready to listen to the subscribers who have issues with the site because of the increase traffic?
Sure hope they have quite a few customer service reps on duty to take the calls of the subscribers who get caught up in this! As for me... maybe I'll just spend more time out in the gardens. No traffic tie ups out there unless its at the bird feeder.
Happy Researching!
Karen
Great! Awesome! Wonderful! Or so you say! Okay, so all of you are ready, you've already demonstrated that with the way this news has spread like wildfire.
My question is, "Is Ancestry ready?" I mean seriously. Every time Ancestry offers a freebie weekend those of us who pay for our subscriptions end up either seriously slow or getting messages to try again later. I personally usually end up with a slower response when I am browsing in search of something.
Okay, when its a weekend of freebie, I can avoid it, find other things to do. But really Ancestry, a year of freebie? Are you really ready for the amount of hits that your website is going to take? Are you ready to listen to the subscribers who have issues with the site because of the increase traffic?
Sure hope they have quite a few customer service reps on duty to take the calls of the subscribers who get caught up in this! As for me... maybe I'll just spend more time out in the gardens. No traffic tie ups out there unless its at the bird feeder.
Happy Researching!
Karen
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