This past week, I was once again reminded of the importance of family. Last week, my uncle David suddenly passed away. My mind went immediately to his four children - my cousins. Our family is the most important thing we have in this life and in the next. Our families welcome us into this life and our families lay us to rest when we leave this life. Families are truly the best!
On the theme that family matters, yesterday the much anticipated 1940 US Census was released with a half of a dozen states available on the first day. More states will be released as the days go on. Apparently, it was much more popular than they thought it would be. It was reported that 1.9 million users began searching the census within the first 4 hours it went online. That translates into 100,000 requests per second for the serves.
This seems amazing considering only a handful of states were available right away. It sounds like a lot of people think that families matter. Most people want to feel connected to at least some part of their family. People don't want to go through this life without any family connection. It seems to go against our very spirits, the purpose of our earthly experience and our eternal destiny.
P.S. - myheritage.com is good for viewing the 1940 census. It is a free site. Also, you can go to stevemorse.org for the ED numbers. The ED numbers help you narrow your search to the people you are looking for. ED stands for enumeration district. It is found at the top of each census page. Towns and neighborhoods were divided into enumeration districts.
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