| Genealogy Articles - Preserving Your Family History | |
How
to Do a Tombstone Rubbing
Tombstone rubbings are
commonly used by family history researchers as a method for preserving a stone's
inscription. Learn how to do a tombstone rubbing safely, and when to use an
alternative method of documentation.
How to Interview a Relative
Getting people
to share their stories isn't always easy. Follow these step-by-step ideas for a
successful family history interview!
Interviewing
Relatives
Tips
and suggestions for a successful oral history interview from Ralph
Bishop.
Writing
Your Autobiography
Genealogists will are ecstatic when they find personal information about their
ancestors, but find writing about themselves for future generations to be a
daunting task. Try these simple ideas for inspiration and your personal story
will be written before you know it!
Your
Family Photographs
"So your mother,
father, aunt, uncle just unloaded a shoebox full of family photographs on you
because of your interest in the family history," says David Mishkin of Just
Black and White. "You have finished identifying the relatives as well as
possible
and now have no idea how to store the photographs for future generations. You
realize that some of them are in great shape but some are fading, some are
sticking to each other and some photographs have mold on them..." Now
is the time to work on identifying, preserving and protecting those precious
family pictures for future generations and David provides you with everything
you need to know!
