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From: "Blair D. Campbell" <>
Subject: Re: Familysearch.org swamped again after 1880/1881 Census data put online.
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 21:55:06 +0800
References: <80c5321d.0211011625.34e9e48f@posting.google.com>


I have visited the site on several occassions without any noticable lag.
I found the search engine easy to use and the detail of information
(particularly the 'household' listing) to be a fantastic resource. If only
the 1901 census was available free online!

Blair D Campbell
Perth, Western Australia

"James W. Anderson" <> wrote in message
news:...
> According to a press release on http://www.lds.org/ ,
> http://www.familysearch.org has been recording three million hits per
> hour since the release of the 1881 British (except for Scotland), the
> 1881 Canadian Census, and the 1880 US Census.
>
> Usage is about 8-10 times above normal and has remained that way from
> October 23rd, when the data went online, until now.
>
> At one point, usage was up quite a bit more than that as well. This
> may explain some delays and problems some have experienced trying to
> get onto the site.
>


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