I’m older than I was but still youngish I like to think (62)
But more importantly I have two children in their 20s who both work in the IT industry as developers, luckily for me, they are both very interested in my genealogical findings. And they say I am more technologically adept than their friend’s parents.
Nevertheless when I asked them how they would like my work preserved/filed for them in the future I was very surprised they wanted books. The old fashioned sort,
So that’s what I do. When I come across Something particularly interesting I use them as the basis for a book. In the back I put full trees and notes plus blank pages for handwritten additions should they become necessary. I always get a couple printed off and advertise the availability around the family, am always surprised at the uptake.
Each of the four I have done so far has had a different format, according to the information I want to share. For example
One big one, was all about one man
Cornelius Hatfield, American Loyaist, some of his story and an outline of his descendants but I did another whole book about the family and descendants of one of his grandchildren .
The Family of James Anderson and Caroline Maria Furrain, 19th & 20th centuries One online thing I did do, was a Cousin and I went around all the oldies and took photos of their old photographs and uploaded them to Evernote, and provided a link. Was popular, but still my children want me to put them in a book format with notes (I haven ‘t done it yet
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I’ve another three on the go
And I did some very interesting work on a collateral branch, didn’t warrant the expense of printing, so I made a blog for that.
Anyone connected to Fred Goodwane/Goodmane/Goodmayne/Smart Professor of penmanship?
https://tangledweb.puzl.com/But even that I’ve printed off and bunged into a ring binder.