Dick Eastman, author
Dick Eastman has been writing this genealogy newsletter for 23 years.
He has been involved in genealogy for more than 35 years. He has worked in the computer industry for more than 40 years in hardware, software, and managerial positions. By the early 1970s, Dick was already using a mainframe computer to enter his family data on punch cards. He built his first home computer in 1980.
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3 to 6 April 2019 – New England Regional Genealogical Consortium (NERGC) – Manchester, New Hampshire
8 to 11 May 2018 – National Genealogical Society (NGS) conference, St. Charles, Missouri
7 to 8 June 2019 – THE Genealogy Show, Birmingham, England
21 to 24 August 2019 – Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) conference – Washington, D.C.
6 to 8 September 2019 – MyHeritage LIVE 2019 – Amsterdam, Netherlands
24-26 October 2019 – RootsTech2019 London – London, England
8 & 9 November 2019 – Annual Florida Family History Conference – Orlando, Florida
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Wishing you and your family a happy healthy and fulfilling year.
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And a Happy New Year also to you. Hope to see you at RootsTech
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A Happy, Healthy New Year to you, Dick, and all readers of EOGN!
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