Create a Map of Places You’ve Visited
Posted Oct 30, 2007
Ever see a large map of the world posted on a wall with pins sticking out marking places that the person who posted the map had visited? Ever want a map to display your vacations or places you’ve lived? I did a while back and purchased a world map I started to put pins in [...]
Manage Your Life Story and Pictures
Posted Oct 29, 2007
Many free tools exist to help families organize and share pictures online. Some tools organize family pictures through a family tree, others provide a place to store and share pictures in folders, and some resources let you organize pictures by location. Organize Histories and Pictures on a Time Line One available option at OurStory.com lets [...]
Map your Family History – Literally
Posted Oct 27, 2007
Did your ancestors come from Europe, Asia, or Africa? Have they always lived in New Zealand, the United States, or South America? Many families have roots that span various different countries. Wouldn’t it be neat to have a map that showed where your different family lines came from and how they converge to be where [...]
How to Manage Family Heirlooms
Posted Oct 26, 2007
“I get the piano when you’re gone!” or “I have dibs on your jewelry box.” Sound familiar? As families age, inevitably, the question arises about who should receive which keepsakes and heirlooms. Discussions about heirlooms or family keepsakes are avoided in some families because it reminds them that we’re mortal and will die (not a [...]
Heirloom Request List
Posted Oct 25, 2007
We’ve talked about the importance of tracking heirlooms and family keepsakes, but what happens when it’s time to pass on family relics? Some families are very open about the matter while others wouldn’t dare talk about it. One thing is for sure, a lot of arguing and miscommunication can be avoided with a few easy [...]
Family Heirloom and Keepsake Tracker
Posted Oct 24, 2007
Heirloom sounds like such a formal word, but many of us have and pass on a variety of heirlooms and family keepsakes in our individual families. We may not think of our items as “heirlooms” but there are plenty of keepsakes and knick-knacks that are important to us. They’re the things that you just don’t [...]
Free Personal History Starter Kit – Download
Posted Oct 24, 2007
As mentioned in a previous article, it’s much easier to write a rich personal history if you write by topic. We suggest creating a separate document for each topic. You’ll then be making great progress on your entire personal history one bite at a time. To make things easier for you, we’ve created twenty [...]
Let the Internet Search Your Genealogy For You
Posted Oct 18, 2007
There’s only so much time in each day that we can search for genealogy. What if, just what if, there were ways to search for genealogy while you sleep, while you eat, or watch a movie? Surprise! There is a way to search for genealogy while you sleep. It’s free, and it almost couldn’t be [...]
Why Post Your Family History / Genealogy Online
Posted Oct 16, 2007
We live in an amazing age. Remember when you had to go to a library to access records, search microfilm, and write letters requesting copies of records? Today, that research has almost been replaced by computers and online resources. With the click of a mouse, pictures of records can be searched and accessed. With the [...]
Organizing your Digital Pictures
Posted Oct 15, 2007
Digital cameras are such a fantastic way to preserve memories. You can take almost as many pictures as you want to, right there on the spot, and have an instant preview of what your picture looks like. You can print your pictures if you like, but you don’t have to worry about your pictures fading [...]
