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From: "Paula Hinkel" <>
Subject: LA Historical Times Free Trial Ended
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 15:52:20 -0700

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.

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