How devastated would you be if you lost all of your family history data? What if you fired up Family Tree Maker or RootsMagic tomorrow and they were unable to read any portion of your family tree? What if your computer doesn’t even boot tomorrow when you try to turn it on? How would you [...]
Archive for August, 2008
10 Essential Steps to Protecting Your Family History Data
Posted in Practices, tagged backups, family history data, genealogy backups on August 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Leaving Artifacts for the Future
Posted in Legacy, tagged artifacts, descendants, Family history, Legacy, memories on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Those of us who are passionate about family history spend a lot of our time looking backwards. Our entire focus is on learning about our family’s history, seeing how far back we can go and how many details we can uncover. But how often do we reverse this, and look forward instead? When was the [...]
Ancestors or Descendants?
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged ancestors, descendants, Family history on August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s the genealogical equivalent to the age-old “boxers or briefs” question—when it comes to family history, does your passion lie with finding ancestors, or finding descendants? Both pursuits have their own unique rewards and particular challenges. Many people get hooked on family history as they try to flesh out a chart of their direct ancestors. [...]
A Family Photo Jackpot
Posted in Photos, tagged family photos on August 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Grandpa Ted was into scrapbooking long before it became fashionable. You’d never have guessed it from looking at him, though. To all appearances, he was just a hard-working blue-collar guy, owner of a small printing business, and father of six. But Ted had a lifelong passion for family history and spent many years obsessively collecting [...]
