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From: "Lesley.Culshaw" <>
Subject: FAMILY HISTORIES... From another list...worth remembering
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 08:11:07 -0000


From another list...worth remembering
Lesley: )
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From: Angela
Hi Everyone,

I want to share something with you that happened at Xmas.

I had notification from UK that two of my genealogy pal's had passed away
after short illnesses ( one was on my tree ). The husbands of both asked me
what they were suppose to do with all the genealogy and did I have any
suggestions. Both mentioned they had never really paid any particular
attentions to their partners research other than a ' yes dear' , 'no dear' ,
'that's nice dear ' ..........boy does that sound familar ( wide grin).

I was naturally alarmed because one lady in particular had an extensive
tree. All I could do was suggest he contact some of the local family history
societies and take it from there. I was relieved that I had added her line
to my tree and can rest assured knowing it has already been deposited with
the relevant FHS.

It makes you stop and think doesn't it ? Will all our hard years of research
end in the bin? We all make Wills ( I hope ) but how many of us think about
the family history and what will become of it. We can't assume that our
spouse or uninterested children will know what to do with it.

I have deposited my IOW side with the IOW FHS but none of my other branches
have been submitted anywhere .. slack ! I keep telling myself I'll do it
when I have that extra date or another generation back but by then it might
be too late.

I have put my trees on to a CD and have all my cert's scanned to disc and
have sent them to a friend for safe keeping and have asked her that in the
event of my death could she forward the tree's and cert's to the relevant
societies. She has also sent me her tree with a promise to do the same. We
update and send new discs every 6 months. I have told my husband about it (
boy was he relieved as all my research is UK based ) I told him to send
her anything he came across as she'll know what to do with it all.

If you haven't deposited a tree with the IOW FHS ( or anywhere else ) now
might be the time.

Conduct a test and aske your spouse or siblings what they are going to do
with it all when you're gone ........you might be alarmed at the respose !

Angela

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