Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter

Barry Landau: Who Is He?

I have written a couple of times recently about the arrest of the self-styled “America’s Presidential Historian,” Barry Landau. He and his reported accomplice, Jason Savedoff, are accused of stealing historic documents from the Maryland ...

Another U.S. Presidential Historian to be Sentenced for Stealing Thousands of Documents from Various Libraries and Archives

I wrote last week (at http://goo.gl/8uahX) that sixty-four-year-old Barry Landau was sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in the theft of more than 4,000 rare historical documents written by Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin,...

The White House Scammer

A few months ago, I wrote a couple of times about Barry H. Landau, the self-styled “America’s Presidential Historian.” He was an acquaintance of several presidents, first ladies, and many other public figures. However, Landau and his rep...

Man Sentenced 7 Years in Prison for Stealing Rare Historical Documents

Sixty-four-year-old Barry Landau said nothing as he left court sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in the theft of more than 4,000 rare historical documents written by Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, Karl Marx and Frankli...

Bail Set for Historian in Maryland Document Theft Case

A presidential historian charged with stealing millions of dollars in documents from the Maryland Historical Society has had his bail set at $500,000. Hearings for 63-year-old Barry Landau and his assistant, 24-year-old Jason Savedoff, b...

Historical Society of Pennsylvania Probing Possible Thefts

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania is sorting through its massive collection after a frequent visitor to its archives was charged with stealing dozens of valuable documents in Baltimore.Barry H. Landau, 63, an author and television c...