[Genealib] Making family history relevant to our customers

[Genealogy]

Aren't there personal security / confidentiality issues to be thought 
through here?  Especially with the capability of photosharing and other 
personal information data?
Sally Malone
Genealogy specialist

Sharon Centanne wrote:

> How about a family history blog?  Family history podcasts? A family 
> website where blogs and podcasts and family videos can be downloaded 
> by all family members?
>
> Videotape grandmother's stories and make a podcast out of them. 
> Perhaps teens would listen to grandmother on their ipod? Make mp3s of 
> grandpa playing his fiddle or grandma singing in the church choir. 
> Make DVDs of family reunions and parties and wedding available to all 
> as gifts or party favors.
>
> Get kids involved in scrapbooking. Elementary children can cut well 
> enough, and sometimes better than their grandparents who are getting 
> arthritis. Have the grandkids make a page for each of their 
> grandparents, telling about their live with COPIES, not originals of 
> heirloom photographs printed out on the computer on glossy paper. 
> Teach the kids the stories as they make the scrapbook pages.
>
> Or make scrapbook pages with MSPowerpoint and electronic clipart. 
> Print multiple copies to give as gifts.
>
> Teach kids simple HTML and let them make Family History webpages, one 
> for each ancestor. Post the pages for dead people online and for live 
> people, just email them to cousins or print them out and keep in page 
> protectors in three ring binders, maybe with some MS Powerpoint pages 
> in there as well.
>
> For beginners, draw a simple tree, let the kids put the names and 
> dates in and let them color it. Grandparents, make sure your 
> grandchildren know the names of YOUR grandparents and 
> great-grandparents and you will give them a real connection to their 
> past. You might even start them on a life long love of history and 
> genealogy!
>
> Wish I had time to do all of the above myself.<g>  I do have family 
> history webpages online. Take a look at:
>
> http://home.tampabay.rr.com/centans/famhist.html
>
> Thanks for making me stop and think about these ideas. I will probably 
> add them to my Librarian's Guide to Helping Patrons with Genealogical 
> Research tutorial I have had online since 1998.
>
> Sharon Centanne
> Genealogical Research Instructor
> http://home.tampabay.rr.com/centans/genguide.html
>  
>
> Sharon Centanne, Genealogical Research Instructor
> http://home.tampabay.rr.com/centans/genguide.html
>
> "Kalopulu, Karen" wrote:
>
>> I am presenting a paper at the New Zealand library conference in 
>> October called "Keeping three steps ahead of generation Next: the 
>> challenge of providing a relevant family history service in the 21st 
>> century"
>>
>> I would appreciate any comments or suggestions that would add to the 
>> content of the paper.
>>
>> Karen Kalopulu
>> Family history Librarian
>> Auckland City Library
>> Auckland
>> New Zealand
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