Skip to main content

Giving Back to the Genealogy Community

This October is Family History Month, so it's the perfect time to start the giving season.

Photo by Jill Wellington on Pixabay



Why Should You Give Back?

 Since technology has enabled us to connect and share with others, it would be nice to consider giving to others in any way, shape, or form.
Ways to Contribute:
  • Indexing/Community Projects- If you have free time during the day, you might consider indexing. FamilySearch has index projects that you can by countries. Another project you can do is Tree Extending Hints.

  • Donate- You can donate to a society or organization. The amount of money doesn't matter as it does for taking the time to do it. They will appreciate it.


  • Cleaning/ taking photos of gravestones- Another way is taking photos at a cemetery and uploading them to FindAGrave. Visitors will admire having images of their ancestor's gravestones and the time of the contributor to do so.

  • Volunteering at a society or library- Next you can volunteer at a local society. Assisting others with record collections, research advice, or books and make a difference for those needing help. Speaking at a local Family History Center is a great way to share your knowledge in the genealogy community as well.

  • Sharing your family history or brick wall- If you have a challenging brick wall, make sure to publish it online. Future generations won't have to redo research or make the same mistakes unless we publish our findings. Doing little challenges like 52 Ancestors or Genealogy Photo A Day can lead to cousin bait and more discoveries. 
What other ways can you give back? Leave a comment down below. Thank you.
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Truth May Come Out with DNA Tests

Last week, I saw a video on my recommendations feed. Of course, this intrigued me because the topic was about DNA. We all have seen the DNA testing commercials and the excitement they can bring to many people, but that isn't always the case. Over the years, the popularity of DNA tests has exploded. People have become interested in learning about their ancestry and where they came from. There is another thing about DNA tests-they can reveal family secrets. You probably have seen articles, videos, and even books about the effect on people's lives of DNA testing. This may change the way someone thinks about themselves and or their identity. In the theoretical example, "Sally" took a DNA test as well as her immediate family. 6 weeks later, she checked her results, all her family matched her, but Sally's sister didn't share enough DNA to be considered as a full sibling. Sally's mother tells her that sh...
Post a Comment
Read more

Blog Posts That I Am Proud Of

I began blogging five years ago on January 12, 2019. In the last three years, I wanted to write a post about the blog posts I have written that I think are "the best", helpful, thought provoking or just fun. So now I am doing it. Here it is below. Photo by  Guille Alvarez  on  Unplash These posts are not in any particular order.  Why Do You Do...? What Kind of Genealogist Are You Are There Changes to Come?- Find A Grave Ancestry's NEW Changes To Terms & Conditions The Truth May Come Out with DNA Tests   Mapping Out a Family My Document Processing Workflow   Are There More Changes to Come to Find A Grave?   Sharing Photos of Ancestors Online Reopen the National Archives   How COVID-19 is Impacting The Genealogy Community   Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - You Might Be A Genealogist If Local History is Important Too Education is Everywhere Giving Back To the Genealogy Community Creating A Digital Library With Goodreads  Google Books Fo...
Post a Comment
Read more

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun-- Ellen's Questions - Part I

Calling all Genea-Musings Fans:   It's  Saturday Night  again -  time for some more  Genealogy Fun!! 1)  Ellen Thompson-Jennings posted 20 questions on her blog this week - see  Even More Questions About Your Ancestors and Maybe A Few About You  (posted 27 June).  2)  We will do these five at a time - Questions 1 to 5 tonight. 3)  Tell us about it in your own blog post, in a comment on this post, or in a Facebook post. 1.  Which ancestor had the most children? It can be a couple or a single person. My great-grandfather, George  P earson (1 892 - had 9 children with Gursie Gable my great-grandmother. (1 89 6 -19 63 2.  How many years have you been working on your genealogy/family history? I started in Oct-Dec 2016, so I'm haven't been doing genealogy for a long time.  3.  Do you collaborate with other genealogists on your family history? No. 4.  Have you hi...
Post a Comment
Read more