I would be interested and would come and even join SCGS but I live in Troutdale, Oregon. Eugene -------------- Original message -------------- From: Tessi <tessi.thedockbabe@gmail.com> > Same here but i would have to take a side trip to my old house in Burbank > Tessi > > > On 4/26/06, Susan D Slade Grossl wrote: > > > > Dang right it would interest me and get me out of the house in street > > clothes > > and leave my jammies behind. If I lived any where close to your library > > you'd > > get tired of looking at my face. One of these days I'm going to get down > > to > > California and get all kinds of research done. Just have to get the kids > > raised > > first. > > > > I hope you gets LOTS of positive feedback on this question. > > > > Susan > > Boise, Idaho, USA > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paula Hinkel [mailto:phinkel@pacbell.net] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 4:52 PM > > To: NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [NORCAL] LA Historical Times Free Trial Ended > > > > A few days ago, I posted a notice that the Southern California > > Genealogical > > Society had obtained a free trial to the Historical Los Angeles Times > > newspaper online. > > > > Today I am posting to report that the free trial has ended because, in > > less > > than a week, we reached the number of hits allowable for our the trial. > > This tells me that there is a great deal of demand for this valuable, > > interesting online resource. Unfortunately, though, many users didn't get > > a > > chance to use the system because we reached the limit so quickly. > > > > Now, I have a question for those of you who took advantage of the free > > trial, as well as those of you who missed out: > > > > Would access to this online database be enough to motivate you to come to > > the SCGS Library in Burbank and do your research wearing something other > > than pajamas? > > > > Keep in mind that the Library also holds 30,000 genealogical reference > > books, CDs, maps, periodicals, manuscripts, and family histories, > > representing every state and many countries. SCGS members also have free > > access to the Ancestry Library Edition as well as other online databases, > > but these assets are available only onsite at the SCGS Library. The > > library > > is open to the public; use of the online databases is free to SCGS > > members. > > > > So...would you use this resource if you had to leave home to use it? Feel > > free to direct your answers to me off-list. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Paula > > > > P.S. - The Ancestry Library Edition and Historical Newspapers Database, > > including the Los Angeles Times, will be available for use by visitors to > > the Tech Zone at the SCGS-sponsored Genealogy Jamboree in Burbank on > > Friday > > and Saturday, May 5 and 6, 2006. For more information on Jamboree, visit > > our website www.scgsgenealogy.com. > > > > > > ==== NORCAL Mailing List ==== > > To contact Yvonne Bowers, Listmom, send email to < > > NORCAL-admin@rootsweb.com> > > > > > > > ==== NORCAL Mailing List ==== > Visit the NORCAL Lookup Library NORCAL Library > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/norcallib.html >