Family History

Document and Preserve

Your Family's Story
Using 21st Century Tools

Thomas Jay Kemp

Avon, CT – 31 Oct 2009
It’s a Great Day for Genealogy!

1620-2009
 Timeline
• 1620 – Pilgrims
• 1636 – First US Public Library & Archives
• 1690 – First US Newspaper
 Timeline
• 1620 – Pilgrims
• 1636 – First US Public Library & Archives
• 1690 – First US Newspaper
• 7 May 1724 – 1st Genealogy published in the US – newspaper -
American Weekly Mercury
• 1731 – Library Company of Philadelphia
• 1771 – First Genealogy Book Published in US
• 1776 – Revolutionary War
• 1789 - American State Papers
• 1791 – Mass Historical Society
 Timeline
• 1825 – 1st Photograph
• 1830 – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints founded
• 1839 – Microfilm invented
• 1845 – NEHGS – begins
• 1876 – Centennial
• 1876 – Pres. U.S. Grant encourages writing local & family
histories
• 1894 – FHL begins
 Timeline - 1912

Genealogy Study Rapidly Growing.

In Recent Years Americans Have Been
Making Great Study of the Family Tree.
16 Mar 1912 San Jose (CA) Mercury
 Timeline
• 1920 – 2,000 genealogies published
• 1948 – NewsBank founded
• 1969 – Internet Invented

• 1972 – 50,000 genealogies have been published

• 1976 – Roots book published – TV Series

• 1981 – First laptop (Osborne)

• 1983 – Ancestry begins as publishing imprint
• April 1984 – PAF Launched

• 1990 – Family Origins (Roots Magic)

• 1992 – First GENTECH Conference
• 1995 – Google Launched
• 1997 – Legacy Software
• 1998 – Over 90,000 genealogies published
• 1998 – Iceland completes computerization of their “genealogical” records
• 24 Mar 1999 – FamilySearch.org launched
• 1999 – Blogs begin
 Timeline
• 2003 – RootsMagic (see Family Origins)
• 28 Oct 2003 – Facebook begins

• Nov 2005 – newFamilySearch – Beta begins

• 19 Oct 2006 – GenealogyBank launched
• 28 Oct 2006 – WorldVitalRecords.com launched

• Jan 2007 – Footnote.com launched

• Nov 2007 – newFamilySearch – limited roll out

• 2008 – 150,000 genealogies published

• 2008 – Scribd.com
 How do we preserve our family
history?
• Keep family history on paper, in file
cabinets
 How do we preserve our family
history?
• Keep family history on paper, in file
cabinets
• Keep family history on computer
 How do we preserve our family
history?
• Keep family history on paper, in file
cabinets
• Keep family history on computer
• Mail children a backup disk
 How do we preserve our family
history?
• Keep family history on paper, in file
cabinets
• Keep family history on computer
• Mail children a backup disk
• Print out family tree & mail copies
to the family
 How do we preserve our family
history?
• Keep family history on paper, in file
cabinets
• Keep family history on computer
• Mail children a backup disk
• Print out family tree & mail copies to the
family
• Publish “the book” as soon as you
get back from searching one more
old cemetery in Vermont.
How will we preserve our family
history?
How will we preserve our family
history?

Online
How will we research our family
history?
How will we research our family
history?

Online
 How will we preserve our family
history?
• Online
– Ancestry.com $$$
– FamilySearch.com Free
– Scribd.com Free
– Facebook.com Free
– Blogs Free
 How will we research our family
history?
• Online
– Ancestry.com $$$
– GenealogyBank.com $$$

– FamilySearch.com Free
– Google Books Free
– Internet Archive Free
– Blogs Free
Genealogy Cloud Computing
• Ancestry.com • Google Books
• FamilySearch.org • Internet Archive
• Scribd.com • Family History
Archives (BYU)
• Facebook.com
• GenealogyBank.com
Genealogy Cloud Computing
• Takes the Internet a step further
• Accessing data online
– Online Books
– Online Original Records
– Online Newspapers
– Online Government Reports
• Compiling & storing your data online,
24/7 for quick & permanent retrieval
 Online Books
• Google Books http://books.google.com
http://books.google.com/
http://books.google.com/
http://books.google.com/
 GoogleBook Search
http://books.google.com
• More than 7 million books
– Over 100,000 genealogies & local histories
• Can search on every word
• Can download book and retain
searchability
• Permanent URL
• Can create your own “library” on Google
Books or your own computer
 Online Books
• Google Books http://books.google.com
• Internet Archive www.Archive.org
www.archive.org
www.archive.org
www.archive.org
www.archive.org
Over 1,100 city directories
Over 1,100 city directories
 Internet Archive
www.Archive.org
• More than 1.7 million books
– Over 50,000 genealogies & local histories
• Can search on every word
• Can download book and retain searchability
• Permanent URL
• Books from many libraries
• Can create your own “library” on your computer
• Can upload your “book” – permanent site
 Online Books
• Google Books http://books.google.com
• Internet Archive www.Archive.org
• Family History Archives (BYU)
http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php
 Family History Archives (BYU)
http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php

• 52,000 genealogies & local histories – and

growing
• Can search on every word
• Can download page or complete book
• Permanent URL
• Books from many libraries, individuals
• Can upload your “book” – permanent site
 Core Online Genealogy
Resources
• Online Books
• Online Documents/Microfilm
– Census
– Vital Records
– Parish Records
– Probate; Land – coming soon
• Online Newspapers
www.GenealogyBank.com
www.GenealogyBank.com
www.GenealogyBank.com
www.GenealogyBank.com
www.GenealogyBank.com
www.GenealogyBank.com
www.GenealogyBank.com
www.GenealogyBank.com
www.GenealogyBank.com
www.GenealogyBank.com
www.GenealogyBank.com
www.GenealogyBank.com
 GenealogyBank
www.GenealogyBank.com
– Best source for old newspapers on the planet!
• Newspapers – 1690 to Today
• Over 3,800 newspapers – All 50 States
– Government Documents, Books & Reports
• US Serial Set
• American State Papers
• US Army Register; Navy Register; etc.
– Over 130 million obituaries & death records
 Core Online Genealogy
Resources
• Online Books
• Online Documents/Microfilm
– Census
– Vital Records
– Parish Records
– Probate; Land – coming soon
• Online Newspapers
• Online Government Reports
• Online – Genealogy Cloud Computing
Genealogy Cloud Computing
• “New” FamilySearch
 Online Documents & Film
• FamilySearch – Labs
– www.FamilySearchLabs.org
 FamilySearch – Labs
www.FamilySearchLabs.org
– Census
• 1850
• 1860
• 1870
• 1880
• 1900
• 1910, 1920, 1930 – coming soon
• State Census: FL, MA, SD, WI
– Vital Records
• AZ, GA. ID, IL, LA, MI, PA, UT, WV, WA, WI
– International
• Census; Parish Registers; Vital Records
 FamilySearch – Labs
www.FamilySearchLabs.org

– All NEW digital images

– All NEW indexes

– Wide selection of content

– Digitizing all microfilm; books
– Working with other libraries; etc.
“New” FamilySearch.org
 FamilySearch – Labs
www.FamilySearchLabs.org
– Census
• 1850
• 1860
• 1870
• 1880
• 1900
• 1910, 1920, 1930 – coming soon
• State Census: FL, MA, SD, WI
– Vital Records
• AZ, GA. ID, IL, LA, MI, PA, UT, WV, WA, WI
– International
• Census; Parish Registers; Vital Records
“New” FamilySearch.org
“New” FamilySearch.org
Genealogy Cloud Computing
• “New” FamilySearch
– “Your” working copy genealogy online
– Your copy is linked to the same person sent in by others
– “Your” copy is on top when you login
– Linked to original records; photos
– Individual; Family; Family Tree
– Available 24/7
 Tools for 21st Century Genealogy
Genealogy Cloud Computing

• Google Books
• Internet Archive
• Family History Archives
• GenealogyBank.com
• “New” FamilySearch
Scribd.com
Scribd.com
Facebook.com
Family Photos, Clippings
Robert & Abigail (Haskell) Starbird
Garcelon site
Site included scans of
original documents
Genealogy Cloud Computing
• Ancestry.com • Google Books
• FamilySearch.org • Internet Archive
• Scribd.com • Family History
Archives (BYU)
• Facebook.com
• GenealogyBank.com
It’s a Great Day for Genealogy!
1620-2009