Comments on: National Family History Week 2012 Launch

By: Beyond the Internet: Week 34 Family History Society Libraries | Family history across the seas

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:48:10 +0000

[...] in ways that even those of us who lived through find hard to re-imagine. Shauna Hicks posted a great story about this recently and it’s well worth a look just to see pre-internet research through the [...]

By: Pauleen

Pauleen — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 01:33:03 +0000

Oops forgot to say congratulations on launching National FH week!

By: Pauleen

Pauleen — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 01:31:49 +0000

Thanks for this great overview of the genie developments Shauna. I “only” came to family history in 1986 but I still remember many of the complexities you mention and it’s great to hear the story from 1977 (when we were still TV-less in PNG) to 1986. Who would have thought where FH would be in 2012? I’m going to print this off (retrograde I know) to remind me of how far we’ve come. Still I think the tricks of the trade learned in those early days still pay off. Remember when with limited BMD indexes in Qld you had to “milk” electoral rolls, funeral notices etc for all they were worth. And yes, I remember golf ball typewriters.

By: Shauna Hicks

Shauna Hicks — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:39:54 +0000

Thanks Liz yes modern day online indexing/correcting text is similar (and easier) than the old day indexing of cemetery headstones etc.

By: Catherine Crout-Habel

Catherine Crout-Habel — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:29:06 +0000

Thanks Shauna for a fantastic overview. Technological developments sure has made a difference to those of us obsessed with “the chase” esp when health probs restrict our ability to attend meetings etc … although I do retain membership of SAGHS and access their amazing records whenever able. Thanks again. Great post!

By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:07:57 +0000

Thanks Shauna. A great post. I also like to think that family history researchers are startng to “give back” a bit more as they find so much online these days. Many individuals give countless hours to online volunteer indexing with Family Search or text correction on Trove, and many other online intiatives.

By: Shauna Hicks

Shauna Hicks — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 10:41:45 +0000

Thanks Michelle I’m hoping this will get people talking about the points I’ve raised.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 08:31:54 +0000

Great post Shauna, so much has changed. Thanks for bringing back memories and documenting it so well.

So the question now is, what actions can be taken so that your one wish comes true? How do we let people know what they are missing out?

BFN
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Michelle