> > > > > Family Tree Finders > > by Rhonda R. McClure > > Email: rhondam@sodamail.com > > ................................................................. > > > > FAMILY TREE FINDERS > > Friday - 9 March 2001 > > > > A reader's question about what to do with all of the > > research she has gathered over the years. > > > > FAMILY TREE FINDERS > > Friday - 9 March 2001 > > > > A Reader's Question: What To Do With My Research > > > > Q: Where do I leave my research when I die? At a local library? At a > University? The Mormon Church? In what form does it need to be in? Should > I label it for my family or put it in the will? -- Barbara > > > > A: While none of us likes to think about the inevitable final event, it > will happen to all of us. For genealogists, there is more to this. In > addition to the importance of bequeathing our personal and real estate, we > also need to keep in mind the research we have compiled and what will > happen to it. > > > > Ideally, you should be the individual to establish what will happen to > your records and research. It is important to you. You have exhausted > countless years into developing the family tree you now posses. You will > continue to make it grow as your research progresses. > > > > If you haven't done so, you will want to investigate the > > costs of publishing your research in a printed format. It doesn't have > to be done in a hard back, expensive volume. There are many of ways to > publish your research and keep the costs down. If you only want to publish > a few volumes, for donating to various libraries, then you may want to look > into the capabilities of one of the copy center companies, such as Kinkos. > > > > Most libraries would prefer a compiled book. The Family History Library > cannot accept file folders of our research. They will gladly accept a > book, but do not have the space or personnel to take our file folders or > numerous loose leaf notebooks and make them available. > > > > It is a good idea to discuss your concerns about your > > research with your family members. Sound them out to see if one of them > will pick up where you leave off in your > > research. If someone is willing, then you may want to > > stipulate that your records be given to that person. > > > > If your collection of research copies is extensive, you may want to visit > your local genealogical library or public > > library with a genealogy department and see if they may want your > collection. Some libraries have the space for such file folders or > vertical files as they are often called. Usually the research need to be > extensive, including a > > variety of unique and perhaps hard to come by records and resources. > > > > If you are like other genealogists, it is possible that you also have > many books. These will most definitely be welcome, usually at a local > library. If your local genealogy society has a permanent building, they > may also appreciate such donations to increase their collection. Again, > it is a good idea to ask someone ahead of time. Don't assume anything. > > > > Rhonda R. McClure > > rhondam@sodamail.com > > > * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ S O D A M A I L ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > If you know someone who would be interested in reading this > > newsletter, please forward this entire message to them! > > > > This is one of 25 Sodamail award winning newsletters > > and they're all FREE... go to <A HREF="http://www.sodamail.com/">http://www.sodamail.com/</A> > >

I don't see mention of burning the documents, pictures, records, and scans into CDs -- assuming the person has them in software of some type. That's a LOT cheaper than having a bound book published, as well as is most definitely a "permanent" record. One can even make several copies. I intend to do this with my own family tree for the benefit of our children, grandchildren, my sister and her children, sister-in-law and their children, etc. Anyone or none of them can then easily *still* continue the work if they wish. While the CD will purposely be read-only and thus can't be changed, a gedcom can easily be made from what it contains for the "future" researcher(s). It can be copied for sharing with others, or pictures printed... making "new" photoquality pictures with copies for all the grand kids. There are many advantages --- including there isn't a lot of expense to the researcher, not a lot of papers all over, pictures that get lost or later can't be identified, etc. They also fit quite nicely into deposit boxes just like the finer jewelry, and thus are easily mentioned in a will. (Just don't forget to include the displaying software on the CD!) I haven't asked any libraries if they would take a CD "tree"; however, I can't imagine that they would not since most of them are CD capable. If a person isn't computer literate, their research isn't on software -- or they don't have a computer, complete with scanner, I almost bet that they know someone who does or can find someone that will do their scans and burn the CD(s) for a reasonable price. Everything you have is on paper??? No problem! While the quality usually isn't as great, it is still possible to scan actual written pages of hand research into documents that can be put onto a CD for the same purpose. Just my thoughts.... Tricia Roberts Hall Greenville/Spartanburg, SC __________________________________ He best understands who has felt the pain. -- The Compassionate Friends Nicole Noella 12/30/1980 - 4/17/1999 ----- Original Message ----- From: "KHarrison" <harris@livingonline.com> To: <ALMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 9:10 AM Subject: [ALMORGAN] WHAT TO DO WITH RESEARCH > > > > > > > > Family Tree Finders > > > by Rhonda R. McClure > > > Email: rhondam@sodamail.com > > > ................................................................. > > > > > > FAMILY TREE FINDERS > > > Friday - 9 March 2001 > > > > > > A reader's question about what to do with all of the > > > research she has gathered over the years. > > > > > > FAMILY TREE FINDERS > > > Friday - 9 March 2001 > > > > > > A Reader's Question: What To Do With My Research > > > > > > Q: Where do I leave my research when I die? At a local library? At a > > University? The Mormon Church? In what form does it need to be in? Should > > I label it for my family or put it in the will? -- Barbara > > > > > > A: While none of us likes to think about the inevitable final event, it > > will happen to all of us. For genealogists, there is more to this. In > > addition to the importance of bequeathing our personal and real estate, we > > also need to keep in mind the research we have compiled and what will > > happen to it. > > > > > > Ideally, you should be the individual to establish what will happen to > > your records and research. It is important to you. You have exhausted > > countless years into developing the family tree you now posses. You will > > continue to make it grow as your research progresses. > > > > > > If you haven't done so, you will want to investigate the > > > costs of publishing your research in a printed format. It doesn't have > > to be done in a hard back, expensive volume. There are many of ways to > > publish your research and keep the costs down. If you only want to publish > > a few volumes, for donating to various libraries, then you may want to > look > > into the capabilities of one of the copy center companies, such as Kinkos. > > > > > > Most libraries would prefer a compiled book. The Family History Library > > cannot accept file folders of our research. They will gladly accept a > > book, but do not have the space or personnel to take our file folders or > > numerous loose leaf notebooks and make them available. > > > > > > It is a good idea to discuss your concerns about your > > > research with your family members. Sound them out to see if one of them > > will pick up where you leave off in your > > > research. If someone is willing, then you may want to > > > stipulate that your records be given to that person. > > > > > > If your collection of research copies is extensive, you may want to > visit > > your local genealogical library or public > > > library with a genealogy department and see if they may want your > > collection. Some libraries have the space for such file folders or > > vertical files as they are often called. Usually the research need to be > > extensive, including a > > > variety of unique and perhaps hard to come by records and resources. > > > > > > If you are like other genealogists, it is possible that you also have > > many books. These will most definitely be welcome, usually at a local > > library. If your local genealogy society has a permanent building, they > > may also appreciate such donations to increase their collection. Again, > > it is a good idea to ask someone ahead of time. Don't assume anything. > > > > > > Rhonda R. 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