Huge Migrant Farm Workers Archive Posted on the UC San Diego Library Website

I spent some time on the Farmworker Movement Documentation Project website today, and found it absolutely fascinating. You may wonder why I’m posting a blog about the Farmworker Movement on a genealogy-related website. Well, because it was a very people-oriented Continue reading Huge Migrant Farm Workers Archive Posted on the UC San Diego Library Website

Recording Your Family History: A Guide to Preserving Oral History

Your living family members won’t be around forever. Preserving their stories and history while they are still alive is part of being a good family historian. Like learning to fill in a family group sheet, or learning to trace ancestors Continue reading Recording Your Family History: A Guide to Preserving Oral History

Saving Memories Forever Announces First Community Outreach: American Widows Project

The following news release is from Thomas MacEntee: Saving Memories Forever proudly announces its first community effort. Starting February 11, 2013 Saving Memories Forever will sponsor a fundraising campaign on behalf of the American Widow Project. The fundraiser will run Continue reading Saving Memories Forever Announces First Community Outreach: American Widows Project

ReelGenie a Finalist for the High-Profile SXSW Accelerator

The following News Release is from Thomas MacEntee: Washington, DC (PRWEB) January 30, 2013: ReelGenie, an innovator in digital storytelling, has been selected as a finalist for the high-profile SXSW Accelerator. The company, based in Washington, D.C., is among eight Continue reading ReelGenie a Finalist for the High-Profile SXSW Accelerator

Saving Memories Forever Launches Free Genealogy App for Android Devices

The following news release is from PRNewsWire: Now iPhones and Android Devices Can Be Used To Easily Record and Share Family History Through Audio Recordings SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Jan. 15, 2013 – /PRNewswire/: Saving Memories Forever™ (SMF), has just launched its Continue reading Saving Memories Forever Launches Free Genealogy App for Android Devices

Recording Your Family History: A Guide to Preserving Oral History

Recording Your Family History: A Guide to Preserving Oral History helps genealogist record living histories while they are still available. The introduction acquaints the reader with the “Life History Interview.” Effectively, audio or video interviews with family members, usually the Continue reading Recording Your Family History: A Guide to Preserving Oral History

Digital Storytelling gets a Boost from Storytree.me

I have long felt too many family historians overlook a precious piece of their family’s history, the living. When asked about why they got involved in family history, I have found most people respond, “because of the stories.” The problem Continue reading Digital Storytelling gets a Boost from Storytree.me