Where is the US NARA website? All I get is something strange.

October 1, 2014 8:36 AM

According to this US government page -- this is the link for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

But it does not work. I have Googled the heck out of this and I can't find the site anywhere. Does anyone know if this site has moved? I am not in the US so am not very familiar with the archival system, but I am pretty good Googler and this is confusing me.

I suppose it could just be down? Has anyone used this link recently?

posted by Lescha to Computers & Internet (7 answers total)

It's down. I have this link bookmarked. You could tweet them and ask what's up.

hahaha how ironic that it says "It Works!"
posted by barchan at 8:41 AM on October 1, 2014 [1 favorite]

If you want/need to get them on the phone, it's 1-86-NARA-NARA or 1-866-272-6272.
posted by General Malaise at 8:44 AM on October 1, 2014

The "It Works!" message is likely from their application server software, tomcat or something like that.

For me at 11:48 EDT, that NARA links actually works.
posted by bdc34 at 8:45 AM on October 1, 2014 [1 favorite]

Oh, some pages appear to be available if you go in through their blogs. Here's the research page.
posted by barchan at 8:45 AM on October 1, 2014

Weirdly, some of it is up. From here you can do stuff (except go home).
posted by General Malaise at 8:46 AM on October 1, 2014

Their web site loads for me.
posted by dfriedman at 8:51 AM on October 1, 2014 [5 favorites]

It was half-down last time I checked a few months ago so I guess their website/IT just sucks.
posted by atinna at 4:00 PM on October 1, 2014