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[eogn] Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - 7 new articles

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Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - 7 new articles

(+) From Lloyd's Library: Polish-American Settlements by Lloyd Bockstruck

The following is a Plus Edition article written by andcopyright by Lloyd Bockstruck.

One of the lasting benefits of delving into the past in quest of one'sancestors involves unfurling the rich tapestry of the peoples who havesettled in the United States. Each ethnic group has contributed to  theAmerican melting pot. One journalist commented that, fortunately, thereare still a lot of lumps left.

Americans of more recent vintage often know their heritage, but othersof...

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Want a $50 Laptop Computer? But there's a Catch

Acer_Aspire_One I have written before about "netbook" computers. See my earlier article at http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2008/12/is-a-400-netboo.html. These are tiny laptop computers, typically weighing 2 1/2 pounds or less. Capabilities vary, but most of them are capable of running modern genealogy programs on Windows XP or on Linux. I even modified one of these tiny computers to run the Macintosh OS X operating system. (See

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Readex Launches American Newspaper Archives

Readex is a division of NewsBank, the same company that produces GenealogyBank: online newspapers. Now Readex has announced a new product line: American Newspaper Archives. The following announcement was written by NewsBank:

APRIL 1, 2009 (NAPLES, FL) – Readex, a division of NewsBank, announced today the launch of American Newspaper Archives, an expanding online collection that will offer access to major U.S. newspapers. A part of America's Historical Newspapers, the Archives will provide...

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Ancestry.com says TV, Online Advertising Helped Grow Revenue 18% in 2008

Despite the worst recession in decades, online genealogy site Ancestry.com says its subscriber base grew more than 10% in 2008. Even more important, revenue rose 18%, according to CEO Timothy Sullivan of Ancestor's parent company, The Generations Network.

In an interview with The Industry Standard on Tuesday, Sullivan said Ancestry.com and its sister companies currently have about 950,000 subscribers worldwide, compared to 825,000 in January 2008. He said that revenue totalled $195...

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Reunion for iPhone

Reunion_iphone Jeffery Battersby has written a review of Reunion for iPhone on the MacWorld web site:

"It's difficult to know exactly when you're going to come across a new relative or a bit of ancient family history, but if you've got an iPhone or iPod touch in your pocket, Leister Productions may have just made it easier for you to capture that information and put it in a useful place.

"Reunion for iPhone is a companion product to Leister Production's desktop genealogy application...

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Scottish Death and Burial Records are now Online

Newly digitised records of famous Scots, including Adam Smith and Sir Walter Scott, have been made available online.

The digital images, on scotlandspeople.gov.uk, the official Government source of genealogical data for Scotland, are of deaths and burials contained in the Old Parish Registers of Scotland (OPRs). The OPRs are the records which the Church of Scotland kept of births and baptisms, banns and marriages and deaths and burials for the 300 years before the start of the civil registration...

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We're Related on Facebook Platform Fools Millions

The following announcement was written by FamilyLink.com, Inc.:

Many individuals throughout the world question, "Am I really a fourth cousin once removed to Barack Obama?"

PROVO, Utah, April 2 -- Nearly 19 million people woke up this April Fool's morning with an email from We're Related, a service of FamilyLink.com, Inc., informing them that President Barack Obama confirmed them as a cousin on the We're Related application on Facebook Platform. The landing page included...

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