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Internet News
| Demand for LDS-Compliled Data Swamps Ellis Island Site |
| The 22 million record database compiled by 12,000 LDS
volunteers is in such demand that the website was all but unavailable its
first day. News reports claim that an estimated 10 million people tried to
access the site, located at
http://www.ellisislandrecords.org and by mid-day Wednesday, it was
serving a page with a message that read, "Due to unprecedented demand we are
limiting the number of users to our site. Please visit us again in a few
days." The demand was reminiscent of the launch of the LDS Church's
FamilySearch.org, which was also swamped on its first day, May 24, 1999. |
| Efforts of 12,000 LDS Volunteers Bear Fruit Today |
| Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of three
guests of honor at the Ellis Island National Monument this morning for the
dedication of the Island's American Family Immigration History Center. The
ceremony today, which also features US Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton
and Ellis Island Foundation Founding Chairman Lee Iacocca, will also mark
the official availability of a 22-million record database compiled by 12,000
LDS volunteers. |
| Internet: New Mormon Internet Sites |
| Mormon News starts today a new feature: a list
of new or significantly changed Internet websites and other resources
listed on the major Mormon directories or elsewhere. Hopefully, this
will give our readers a better idea of the resources available for
Mormons on the Internet and the rate at which it is changing. |
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