Dear Listers: I received this annoucement in my mail box this evening. I generally would not post this type of thing, but.... this is a very unusual offer for something that has been very helpful to genealogists for over 50 years. So... I have decided to share it with you as a Public Service Announcement. After all, I am of Scots descent and we Scots tend to be thrifty. We may no part w'a a penny easily, but when we do, we spend it well! As List Admin, I ran the idea passed myself and approved the posting this one time only. <g> The way this reads, it may be from Lee Everton, himself. But, as it did not identify who the author was, I suppose it coulda been someone else that decided to do this. Happy New Year! or Happy Hogmany! [whichever fits!] Lauren List Admin ................................................. What was it like 20 years ago? First I thought of the headlines; Floods in Northern Utah, Reagan was in office and Vanessa Williams was crowned Miss USA. Then, I started thinking about this in respect to genealogy, family history, Family History Magazine, the online world and the ability to eventually "find out anything about anybody" in today’s world. The world is an amazing place that we live in. Where was genealogy in 1983? The computer revolution was just beginning. Everton’s was just a year short of offering their first genealogy software, "My Family Research" in DOS. Computers were not quite yet a household item. And, the Internet was not even in the public eye. There were not any big companies involved in genealogy and Family History Magazine was … well "The Genealogical Helper." Our readers were a lot younger than they are now. And, life seemed a little less complicated. Would it be possible to "uncomplicate" life just a little? Could I do this by offering something from the past with a product of today? I started wondering about that. The price of the magazine in 1983 was $15.50 for an entire year. Inflation and cost of goods has made that amount rise to nearly $29 for a year. How could I offer Family History Magazine to you for that little? I looked around at whom to talk with and I was the only one in the room. So, I made an executive decision. Do this for one day (plus a little). Starting on 31 December 2002 and going to 2 January 2003 (about 8:00 a.m. in the morning), you can subscribe to Family History Magazine for the same price as in 1983 … only $15.50 for an entire year. This is only good on the Internet (the business is closed on New Year’s Day). In fact, if you call and someone answers, you will be directed to the Internet to order at this price. So, as I am counting, you have about 40 hours to take advantage of the 1983 subscription price, which I doubt you will ever see again. Is this a bit out of the ordinary? Yes. Will this ever happen again? Not likely. Do I want you to benefit from this? Yes. Will it be over Thursday morning? Yes. This is definitely an opportunity that "time is of the essence." Internet Only Special for $15.50 Have a GREAT NEW YEAR! http://www.everton.com/shopper/productview.php?SKU=0&Category=magazine