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===== Collecting/storing documents and photos for yourself (and for the future). =====
===== Collecting/storing documents and photos for yourself (and for the future). =====
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<div style="position:absolute; left:75px; top:45px; z-index:1">[[Image:Covered wagon at Scott's Bluff, Nebraska.png|120px|Covered_wagon_at_Scott's_Bluff,_Nebraska.png]]</div>
<div style="position:absolute; left:75px; top:45px; z-index:1">[[Image:Covered wagon at Scott's Bluff, Nebraska.png|120px|Covered_wagon_at_Scott's_Bluff,_Nebraska.png]]</div>
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*Pick a single person (your favorite person) and tell a story about their life. You don't have to write a biography, just remember that this is about storytelling. The following are some suggestions.<br>
*Pick a single person (your favorite person) and tell a story about their life. You don't have to write a biography, just remember that this is about storytelling. The following are some suggestions.<br>
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*[[Image:
Once upon a time
.jpg|right|
200px|Once upon a time.jpg
]]Start out with "Once upon a time" and tell where they were born, what is was like for them growing up, how they met their spouse, how their family started to grow, and how they spent their "golden years". If your subject asks the question: "Are you making a book out of me?", your answer could be "Yes, someday". Hopefully you can end your story with "happily ever after".<br>
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*[[Image:
Once_upon_a_time
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300px
]]Start out with "Once upon a time" and tell where they were born, what is was like for them growing up, how they met their spouse, how their family started to grow, and how they spent their "golden years". If your subject asks the question: "Are you making a book out of me?", your answer could be "Yes, someday". Hopefully you can end your story with "happily ever after".<br>
*Give some background about where they were born and raised, especially if it was in a foreign country and that type of information may be new to the people reading your story. Also remember that overcoming hardships in their life can become an important part of your storyline.<br>
*Give some background about where they were born and raised, especially if it was in a foreign country and that type of information may be new to the people reading your story. Also remember that overcoming hardships in their life can become an important part of your storyline.<br>
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===== Continue the storytelling by starting a webpage. =====
===== Continue the storytelling by starting a webpage. =====
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*[[Image:CreateWebsite.jpg|right|
200px|CreateWebsite.jpg
]]Create a [[Create a genealogy web page|webpage]] so family members can access it to see your progress. Ask others to contribute more photos and documents as well as assistance if they are so inclined.
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*[[Image:CreateWebsite.jpg|right|
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]]Create a [[Create a genealogy web page|webpage]] so family members can access it to see your progress. Ask others to contribute more photos and documents as well as assistance if they are so inclined.
*When collaborating with others be sure to give credit where credit is due. Don't leave the impression that this is MY website. You created it for the family so enthusiastically share it with others.<br>
*When collaborating with others be sure to give credit where credit is due. Don't leave the impression that this is MY website. You created it for the family so enthusiastically share it with others.<br>
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*Play with various Family Tree features and the partner programs ([https://familysearch.org/campaign/finding-our-cousins like Puzzilla]) to see the various types of displays for the information you have collected.
*Play with various Family Tree features and the partner programs ([https://familysearch.org/campaign/finding-our-cousins like Puzzilla]) to see the various types of displays for the information you have collected.
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*In addtition to searching [[
Websites_for_Family_History_Beginners
|the Internet for free]], there are also numerous fee based services that can also be used to find information and other researchers investigating the same ancestors.
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*In addtition to searching [[
Websites for Family History Beginners
|the Internet for free]], there are also numerous fee based services that can also be used to find information and other researchers investigating the same ancestors.
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| Locate, label, and digitize (scan into a computer file) all the old photographs and documents for your family first and then branch out to grandparents and then aunts and uncles. Preserve as much as you can.
| Locate, label, and digitize (scan into a computer file) all the old photographs and documents for your family first and then branch out to grandparents and then aunts and uncles. Preserve as much as you can.
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[[
DIGITAL_STORAGE
|'''Digital Storage''']]<br>[[
Preserving_Photographs_
&
_Documents
|'''Preserving Photographs and Documents''']]<br>[http://www.getpaint.net/ Paint.net]<br>[http://www.photoshop.com/tools?wf=editor Adobe Photoshop]
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[[
DIGITAL STORAGE
|'''Digital Storage''']]<br>[[
Preserving Photographs
&
Documents
|'''Preserving Photographs and Documents''']]<br>[http://www.getpaint.net/ Paint.net]<br>[http://www.photoshop.com/tools?wf=editor Adobe Photoshop]
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! valign="middle" align="left" scope="row" | 4. Organize what you have already collected<br><br>
! valign="middle" align="left" scope="row" | 4. Organize what you have already collected<br><br>
| Learn from the experience of others about how to get organized and what filing systems work best. Evaluate software options that are compatible with other programs that you may use in the future.<br>
| Learn from the experience of others about how to get organized and what filing systems work best. Evaluate software options that are compatible with other programs that you may use in the future.<br>
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| [[
Organizing_Your_Files
|'''Organizing Your Files''']]<br>[[
Document_AS_YOU_GO
!|'''Document AS YOU GO''']]<br>
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| [[
Organizing Your Files
|'''Organizing Your Files''']]<br>[[
Document AS YOU GO
!|'''Document AS YOU GO''']]<br>
| “Filing systems”<br>“As you go”
| “Filing systems”<br>“As you go”
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! valign="middle" align="left" scope="row" | 5. Try a small project first to build some confidence<br>
! valign="middle" align="left" scope="row" | 5. Try a small project first to build some confidence<br>
| Interpret the data but watch out for common mistakes. Try an easy project first to build your confidence like writing a story about one of your ancestors.<br>
| Interpret the data but watch out for common mistakes. Try an easy project first to build your confidence like writing a story about one of your ancestors.<br>
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| [[
Rookie_Mistakes
|'''Rookie Mistakes''']]<br>
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| [[
Rookie Mistakes
|'''Rookie Mistakes''']]<br>
| “Rookie mistakes”
| “Rookie mistakes”
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! valign="middle" align="left" scope="row" | 6. Continue the storytelling by starting a webpage<br>
! valign="middle" align="left" scope="row" | 6. Continue the storytelling by starting a webpage<br>
| Share your new story and your family history information with other by starting a website that others can access. Make it a collaborative effort with other involved with genealogy.<br>
| Share your new story and your family history information with other by starting a website that others can access. Make it a collaborative effort with other involved with genealogy.<br>
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| [[
Create_a_genealogy_web_page
|'''Create a genealogy web page''']]<br>([http://www.ehow.com/how_4844311_own-private-website.html How to create your own private website])<br>
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| [[
Create a genealogy web page
|'''Create a genealogy web page''']]<br>([http://www.ehow.com/how_4844311_own-private-website.html How to create your own private website])<br>
| “Webpage”<br>"limited access website" <br>
| “Webpage”<br>"limited access website" <br>
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! valign="middle" align="left" scope="row" | 8. How do I keep myself (and others from burning out?<br>
! valign="middle" align="left" scope="row" | 8. How do I keep myself (and others from burning out?<br>
| Don’t get discourage when you run into the proverbial brick wall. Setbacks happen to everyone so you just have to step back and readjust in order to get around the roadblocks. Just remember there is help out there.<br>
| Don’t get discourage when you run into the proverbial brick wall. Setbacks happen to everyone so you just have to step back and readjust in order to get around the roadblocks. Just remember there is help out there.<br>
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| [[
Solving_Tough_Research_Problems—Overcoming_Brick_Walls
|'''Solving Tough Research Problems – Overcoming Brick Walls''']]<br>[[
Resources_for_individual_help
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| [[
Solving Tough Research Problems—Overcoming Brick Walls
|'''Solving Tough Research Problems – Overcoming Brick Walls''']]<br>[[
Resources for individual help
|'''Resources for individual help''']]<br>
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“Brick wall”<br>“never really alone”
“Brick wall”<br>“never really alone”
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| This wiki will provide reliable assistance in finding where additional information is located throughout this country and the world. The Family Tree software can also assist you in searching for people in your ancestry. Start to explore more and more options and do not hesitate to readjust your goals as needed. Time is on your side.<br>
| This wiki will provide reliable assistance in finding where additional information is located throughout this country and the world. The Family Tree software can also assist you in searching for people in your ancestry. Start to explore more and more options and do not hesitate to readjust your goals as needed. Time is on your side.<br>
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[[
Websites_for_Family_History_Beginners
|'''Websites for Family History Beginners''']]<br> [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch.org/search]<br>
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[[
Websites for Family History Beginners
|'''Websites for Family History Beginners''']]<br> [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch.org/search]<br>
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[https://familysearch.org/register/ FamilySearch.org/register]<br>
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[https://familysearch.org/register/ FamilySearch.org/register]<br>
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[https://familysearch.org/campaign/finding-our-cousins FamilySearch.org/campaign]<br>
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[https://familysearch.org/campaign/finding-our-cousins FamilySearch.org/campaign]<br>
| "the internet for free”
| "the internet for free”
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! valign="middle" align="left" scope="row" | Articles for further reading<br><br>
! valign="middle" align="left" scope="row" | Articles for further reading<br><br>
| Additional article worth checking out if you are curious about what is next or you have decided that you do want to become a family historian.
| Additional article worth checking out if you are curious about what is next or you have decided that you do want to become a family historian.
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| [[
Share_your_knowledge_by_adding_to_the_Wiki
|'''Share your knowledge by adding to the Wiki''']]<br>[[
Begin_your_genealogy_quest
|'''Begin your genealogy quest''']]<br>[[
Principles_of_Family_History_Research
|'''Principles of Family History Research''']]
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| [[
Share your knowledge by adding to the Wiki
|'''Share your knowledge by adding to the Wiki''']]<br>[[
Begin your genealogy quest
|'''Begin your genealogy quest''']]<br>[[
Principles of Family History Research
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“write articles”
same<br> same<br>
same<br> same<br>