{"id":12224,"date":"2016-01-11T11:38:39","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T16:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=12224"},"modified":"2021-10-21T13:14:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T17:14:44","slug":"if-you-dont-put-it-online-your-descendants-will-not-find-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/if-you-dont-put-it-online-your-descendants-will-not-find-it.html","title":{"rendered":"If You Don\u2019t Put It Online \u2013 Your Descendants Will Not Find It!"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the New Year now started, here\u2019s a genealogy resolution you can keep in 2016: preserve your family history records online so that future generations can find them. Take your records \u2013 prepare now to begin scanning them and putting them online.<\/p>\n

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Source: Thomas Jay Kemp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bottom line: \u201cIf You Don\u2019t Put It Online \u2013 Your Descendants Will Not Find It!\u201d<\/p>\n

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It is that simple.<\/p>\n

That is the central message of the online lecture that I gave Friday, November 13th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019ve been researching your family history for 5 years \u2013 15 years \u2013 or perhaps even 50 years \u2013 your search skills have improved year after year.<\/p>\n

Now is the time to thoroughly review your research conclusions. You want to review and evaluate each person in your family tree. Reconfirm the dates\/places of their vital events and upload their photos, stories and documents. Make sure that each person\u2019s record is accurate and that all of your notes are attached.<\/p>\n

Put that information online. Now.<\/p>\n

Review and rebuild your tree \u2013 putting it on multiple websites so that you have double or triple the online backup, widely distributing your information so that your non-genealogist family members can easily find what you spent years discovering.<\/p>\n

Put your stories and family photos on multiple websites like:<\/p>\n

Facebook<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pinterest<\/strong><\/p>\n

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FamilySearch<\/strong><\/p>\n

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For the upcoming New Year, resolve to make sure your data is available for your family into the rising generation.<\/p>\n

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