Planning a Future for Your Family's Past - Softcover

Wood, Marian Burk

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9781539124429: Planning a Future for Your Family's Past

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1539124428 ISBN 13: 9781539124429

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

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Keep your family history alive for future generations! Old photos, genealogical documents, ancestors' stories, and artifacts are vital to understanding your family's past--and they belong to your family's future. This concise step-by-step guide will show you how to organize and pass your genealogy collection and family history to the next generation. Follow the PASS Process: (1) Prepare by organizing materials, (2) Allocate ownership, (3) Set up a genealogical "will," (4) Share with heirs. Whether you're new to genealogy or have years of experience, you'll find practical ideas and learn how to: sort your genealogy collection into logical categories . . . safely store and label your materials . . . inventory and index for new insights . . . decide what to keep and what to give away . . . write instructions for your collection's future . . . and bring family history alive now. Includes sample forms and links to online resources to help you put a personalized PASS plan into action.

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About the Author:

Marian Burk Wood is a marketing expert turned college textbook author, with an MBA from Long Island University and a BA from CUNY. She is a popular speaker on genealogy topics and blogs about genealogy at http: //climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com.

Review:

"Each chapter in Marian's book is filled with great tips from her many years of experience in taking these steps herself. She shares many resources and stories along the way, showing us by example that organizing isn't taking away precious time from research, it can actually help us in our research, leading to discoveries we might not otherwise make." - Genealogy blogger Anna Mathews, author of A Southern Sleuth.

"Marian provides a PROCESS for making sure our years of hard work and treasures from our ancestors don't end up in a landfill. I emphasize PROCESS because the book is not a collection of handy-dandy tips and tricks. With what Marian calls 'the PASS system,' the overwhelming job of getting our 'stuff' ready to pass on is made logical and manageable." - Genealogy blogger Wendy Mathias, author of Jollett Etc.

"This book will be a terrific help for you in making and executing plans for your genealogy 'stuff'--all the documents, photos and artifacts, not to mention the digital documents, photos and emails you have spent a large part of your life collecting." - Nora Galvin, Certified Genealogist

"Wood's simple four-step process is a sensible process that anyone can do, and it can be done in large or small chunks of time, depending on the individual's schedule and preference . . . Although the book's goal is the dispersal of materials in the future, the tips for organizing and sharing data are advice all genealogists can follow as they accumulate materials throughout their years of research." - Genealogy columnist Marleta Childs, author of the long-running "Kinsearching" column.

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