Richard (Dick) Eastman, a renowned genealogy expert, may be the most knowledgeable on the subject of computerized genealogy. He has authored a book, "Your Roots: Total Genealogy Planning On Your Computer", published by Ziff-Davis Press. He is a frequent international lecturer. He is manager of the Genealogy Forums on CompuServe. He is a consultant and often appears as a guest on the Ancestors television series on PBS. And, publishes a highly popular weekly newsletter, Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter.

We sincerely appreciate Dick's talent in writing which serves him well in covering genealogy. We are grateful for his generous copyrights policy that allows us to share some of his articles here. But, to fully appreciate the range of topics covered in his weekly offerings, we encourage you to get a personal "free" subscription to his newsletter. We've provided the links here for you:

• Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - Provides information and subscription sign on to newsletter.
• RootsForum.com - Hosted by Compuserve.com
• Ancestry.com/Dick Eastman Online - Archive of previous newsletters