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Sharing Family Storieson iPad and online
JERI J. STEELE, PRESIDENTBGAMUG, BOWLING GREEN, KY
NEW!
• Since the submission of the topic of today’s presentation there have been new features added to FamilySearch.org– General Public can submit trees– Save Photos & Stories– Pedigree & Fan Charts
Overview
• Family story tips• FamilySearch.org• LegacyStories.com• iPad apps: Legacy Stories, Heirloom, &
Evernote• Others: 1000memories.com
Getting Started
Interview & Writers Block
• Overwhelming when you say, “Tell me about your family”
• Gather stories of all kinds. They can be as small as a few sentences and as long as several pages (or a book)
• Plan for a small topic: Occupations, all the houses you lived in, schools attended, etc.
Record the Interview
• Worst is paper notes because you leave out information that later can be important
• Do an audio or video recording• If you plan on using it in a book or in a
podcast get a signed release.– Don’t get bogged down with paperwork if it
interrupts a story!
Other Ideas• How did you meet dad?• What was your wedding day like?• Tell me the story of …. (holes in the
radiator, the broken arm, or the pink cat)– Something funny, major life or world event
• If someone is being evasive or gives different answers at different times there maybe more to the story!
• Ask time bracketing questions if dates are elusive (Where were you heard about Pearl Habor?)
Keeping the Context
• After you finish the interview be sure to record: Who, What, When, Why and Where you conducted the interview
• Transcribe the interview with names
-Jeri: Mom, “When did you first go to the USO for a dance?”
-Eleanore(mom): “I had gotten sick and had to come home from nursing school. I volunteered at the USO in Tyler.”
Other Tips• Plan if it’s a formal interview (sometimes
its better to just capture the conversation!)• Learn how to record on an iPhone, iPad or
small voice recorder. (check your batteries!)• Don’t run the interview more than an hour
without a break.• Bring out a photo and have the person tell
you about the photo.
Collecting Stories
iPad Apps
• Search on Audio Recorder and you get 283 results (free – 6.99)
• My favorite way EvernoteApp from evernote.com
Evernote.com• Create Note of Audio, Photo (any image),
text or .PDF files (premium)• Can create all three on the same note• Create a new note and it automatically adds
a geographic tag (address or nearby town) or uses a calendar entry
• Bring up evernote – Add a new note and click record. You can attach an audio file recorded in any software up to 25 MB for Free and 100 MB for Premium.
More on Evernote
• A Premium User can create a directory and share with only other family members or make it public
• A PDF and image files are automatically indexed. (Photo has to be of text that their OCR can decipher )
• Take a photo of photo or page of text and add it to a note
LegacyStories.org• Upload a photo and make a recording of family
talking about the photo (talking photos)• Link your photos and stories to any family on
FamilySearch.org• Story prompts, slide shows, Multimedia Stories• Accounts are inheritable• One shoebox is free ($5 a month, other longer
plans at a discount) • http://www.legacystories.org/?wiz_id=82
iPad Legacy Stories
• http://www.legacystories.org/about-us/ipad-app
• Currently in review for an update – Keep looking in App store
FamilySearch.org
• Log into an account (or create one)• Can save family tree now• Upload GEDCOM from other program
– Current limitation no notes, sources or multi-media links uploaded ( you add after people created)
• https://familysearch.org/upload/trees• Google ‘Family Tree: Quick Start Guide’
1000memories.org
• One of many photo album sites (bought in October last year by Ancestry.com)
• Has an Android & iPhone App• Can share your photos on your family tree
on Ancestry.com ($)• Problem – If your tree has many people you will be unable
to find the person on the iPhone. You will have to attach it through a web brower into your Ancestry.com account.
Log Into Account
Family Search https://familysearch.org/upload/trees
Enter or upload Tree• GEDCOM – Genealogy Exchange Format• Current limitation no notes, sources or multi-media links
uploaded ( you add after people created)
• Compares to current submitted Trees (you get to say if it’s a match and what facts will be attached to the tree)
• Watch people of the same name• Submit only a few names at a time or hand
enter them
Person View
Pedigree Chart
Fan Chart
Add Photos
Share on Facebook
Small Stories
Sharing Family Storieson iPad and online
JERI J. STEELE, PRESIDENTBGAMUG, BOWLING GREEN, KY