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Status Update of This Web Site

Have you noticed the recent erratic publication of new articles on this web site? Here is the reason why!

In the past month, I have encountered:

I purchased a new home in Maine

I made plans to move to Maine

I packed up all my belongings in preparation for the move

I scheduled a moving company to visit my Florida home on October 9, load a truck with all my belongings, and take everything to Maine.

The strongest hurricane in the past decade struck Florida (including my home) on October 9 with winds of up to 140 mph. The driver of the moving truck postponed the visit to load my possessions due to dangerous conditions on the highways.

The driver of the moving truck finally arrived at my Florida home on October 13 and loaded all my possessions onto the truck but did not leave for Maine due to highway flooding along the route.

On approximately October 16 the driver left Florida for Maine.

On October 20, the driver and the truck arrived at my new home in Maine and unloaded. 

I have since spent many hours unpacking, arranging furniture, made multiple trips to the grocery store to purchase food, and performed many related tasks...

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About the author

Dick Eastman has been writing this genealogy newsletter for 28 years.

He has been involved in genealogy for more than 37 years. He has worked in the computer industry for more than 50 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, by wiring the circuit boards himself by hand, in 1980.

Dick Eastman is adamant that he will never write content influenced by or paid for by an advertiser. All opinions expressed here are those of Dick Eastman and him alone, unless clearly stated otherwise. 

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