We do need to prepare for the time when we will not be able to maintain our work. Passing our database to an organization such as National Library is not really the answer, because as we all know software changes over time, and sooner or later our file will be left behind when some better system replaces the format we have used. That is why National Library is unlikely to accept databases. Databases are great while we assemble our information, but we must sooner or later write the story. Many genealogists try to avoid this step, which is absolutely essential if we want our work to survive. It's not the names and dates that are vulnerable, it's the little stories and explanations that go with the names and dates. And all the oral history, and the maps and photographs and other mementoes we have gathered. Aim for quite a simple production - just copy/paste everything you have into one Word file. Include charts to help people follow, even a hand drawn chart that you scan and paste into your file. Photograph or scan all your treasures so their images can be included. Get help from a Genealogy Group if you need it. When finished, save it as a single file in .pdf format, and you will have something that is much more likely to survive. Go to Family Search family tree and "Find" a member of your family. Look for the "Memory" tab near the top of the screen and upload your .pdf attached to the record of that person, where others will find it who happen to also be interested. Family Search accepts quite large files in their Memories section. Because of the underlying philosophy of Family Search I consider that website has a much greater likelihood of surviving than most of the commercial websites. I even think you might find they have a way of accepting transcription files such as Bev produces if they are indexed, but you would need to be clear of copyright issues. Uploading a Gedcom is possible, but not such as good idea because it will probably create duplicates if parts of the family are already in the Tree. Better to check what is already there and add any xtra details you may have, or add new people individually to existing families. If you need help to get started drop in to an LDS Family History Centre. Hope this helps somebody Mary -----Original Message----- From: Gmail Genmail Sent: Thursday, 27 September 2018 12:39 PM To: new-zealand@rootsweb.com Subject: [nz]Re: Vodafone cancelling home pages Calvin, You bring up a topic that a lot of us are interested in: "What happens to my decades of research when the Grim Reaper calls". No one in my immediate family is that interested in continuing to make the research available, let alone adding to it. As most of mine is mainly UK content I have been in contact with county archives to see if they would like it in electronic form. Just one has got back to me. Does the NZ National Library have an interest in storing family history databases ? Keith Wellington. -----Original Message----- From: Calvin [mailto:calvin.helen@xtra.co.nz] Sent: Wednesday, 26 September 2018 4:20 PM To: new-zealand@rootsweb.com Subject: [nz]Re: Vodafone cancelling home pages Hi Beverley, An alternate line of thinking. What happens to your fantastic work when you are not here. Would it be worth looking at an alternative such as National library, or NZ Genealogy. Regards, Calvin On 26/09/2018 7:54 AM, Bev Evans wrote: > Hello All > I too have now received an email saying my web site will no longer > exist after 30 Nov. > I have been very fortunate to have had my web site for over 20yrs > > Can anyone one please suggest where to next. 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