Comments on: Economy Got You Down? Try Keying Some Naturalization Records…

By: Andy Hatchett

Andy Hatchett — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:41:01 +0000

Believe me- the story of a body not being able to be buried due to lack of money is one of those types of things that gets handed down from generation to generation- they may not be able to see a headstone but they will, in all likelyhood, know what town they were unclaimed in.

By: joan hanlon

joan hanlon — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:56:56 +0000

Re: The economy
This is slightly off topic, but goes to the ability to research our family:
There was an article on CNN today regarding the reluctance of people to come forward and IDENTIFY and/or claim bodies because they cannot afford to bury or cremate them. http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/01/news/economy/_morgue/index.htm
What has our society come to? This is so sad. If they cannot be identified, they will not show up in the SSDI. They will never be found by their descendants.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:00:09 +0000

I agree with Valerie specifically and the group as a whole. You would see a rapid interest in this product if it were an open platform opportunity.

By: Jill

Jill — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:27:46 +0000

Yet another Mac user chiming in. I’d love to see more support for Mac. I’d be happy to assist with this project, but as others have said, it’s not compatible with my operating system.

By: Alana

Alana — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:18:31 +0000

Hi, another Mac user here. I too would love some support for the Mac platform! There are more and more of us every day! We need an uprising!

By: donna huffer

donna huffer — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:04:50 +0000

I think this would be great to do but unfortunatley I am homeless and living with a family member till things get better and may have to move again so is this work available all the time so I may be able to take advantage of it in the future?I think it would be a great thing to do.
Thank you,
Donna Huffer

By: Kenny

Kenny — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:56:42 +0000

I’m a Mac user as well – there seems to be a bit of a theme here. Looking forward to finding out if there are any developments that will allow us to get involved

By: Valerie

Valerie — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:41:56 +0000

Stefanie,

I’ve given up trying to be hopeful that Mac users will ever receive an actual response in regards to WAP access. I’ve been asking about availability since the “project” was introduced. My queriers have been ignored multiple times and I have only ever received a response once: that the comment would be forwarded to the product development team. This was over a year ago.

Is there someone who can respond directly from the product development team? Because based on the feedback – or lack thereof – I don’t believe that there are, or ever will be, plans to open this up to Mac users.

By: Stefanie Condie

Stefanie Condie — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:14:32 +0000

Russell and Kathy, thanks for your comments, which I have forwarded to the product development team for the World Archives Project. My home computer is an iMac, so I can definitely empathize with all the Mac users out there who don’t want to switch platforms.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:02:17 +0000

I agree with Russell. I am a Mac user and run my computers on the Mac operating system and not Windows. I want to participate in this project, but I do not want to have to purchase and install a new operating system, firewall and other support programs. This would be the only reason for me to run on Windows. Ancestry.com please start providing support for Mac users. You may get more people to participate.