Dick Eastman, author
Dick Eastman has been writing this genealogy newsletter for 22 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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Want to meet Dick Eastman in Person?
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22 Sept. 2018 – London Family History Show, London, England
2 to 4 November 2018 – MyHeritage LIVE Users’ Conference, Oslo, Norway
10 November 2018 – Florida Family History Conference, Orlando, Florida
18 to 23 January 2019 – Vacation, Bangkok, Thailand
27 February to 2 March 2019 – RootsTech,
Salt Lake City, Utah
3 to 6 April 2019 – New England Regional Genealogical Consortium (NERGC) – Manchester, New Hampshire
26 to 27 April 2019 – Family Tree Live, London, England
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.
24-26 October 2019 – RootsTech2019 London – London, England
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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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