Shirley, I got the idea from Cheryl Singhals. She suggested in her message to hold each picture facing the camera/recorder and to talk about it. I have since learned that the Family History Library has a "oral history room" available to members and non-members of the Church. It would be the ideal situation because the conditions (sound, etc..) would be perfect but I feel that a home camcorder and a tripod would do a decent job. The Hospices (non-profit, volunteers organization) of my hometown have also a "oral history" program.
I love the idea. In a few minutes old memories can be brought back and recorded when the same information would take me for ever to put in a book form (grammar, spelling, formatting). My children have also offered to come and interview me. It would take several sessions and would create even more memories! Paulette On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Shirley Richardson < [email protected]> wrote: > ** > Having followed your thread Paulette, I am now wondering how to create an > oral document. > > Kind Regards > Shirley > NZ > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Paulette Martinez <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 28, 2013 9:01 PM > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Photos, book and Legacy > > I want to thank everyone who replied to my question. I like the idea of > using oral history to document my pictures and I am looking into it. I am > so glad I asked! Thank you all. > Paulette > > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 10:16 PM, [email protected] < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Paulette:**** >> >> **** >> >> You’ve touched upon another aspect of genealogy software that I was going >> to bring up in a separate thread, but you’ve beaten me to the punch! J As >> far as I know, there isn’t a single genealogy product on the market >> that will manage an artifacts database alongside the data contained in >> records of individuals. Those products which do include some sort of >> direct connection are extremely lightweight when it comes to the specifics >> of documentation management. I don’t fault the makers of these products – >> it really would be quite an undertaking to include such functionality in a >> genealogy product. However, having to maintain your own separate >> repository of documentation then link it to your database can be tricky if >> you haven’t thought it all the way through.**** >> >> **** >> >> For my part, I use ACDSee Pro as my repository, because anything and >> everything that I’ve ever used to support the entries in my family tree >> database (it’s been FTM so far, but I’m considering Legacy now) has been >> digitally scanned, including ‘3D’ physical objects, such as my father’s >> army dogtags and war ribbons, my grandmother’s reading glasses, etc. >> ACDSee is a first-rate product for photo management, so the ability to >> enter metadata into the header of the digital file and have the interface >> assist with an organized display is wonderful. Gone is the need to rely >> upon clumsy operating systems subject to the whims of Cupertino and >> Redmond: photo metadata has been standardized for a long time and there >> are countless imaging management applications which adhere to the system. >> **** >> >> **** >> >> This means that I no longer have to deal with that awful directory/file >> system that has never been revised since the days of DOS. Instead, all I >> have to do is create volumes (labeled simply 001, 002, 003, etc.) and can >> use generic filenames (10001.tif, etc.). All of the information about the >> file – including extensive captions – in included in the header (meaning it >> goes wherever the file goes) and is displayed in ACDSee. In short, I have >> built a complete digital library that currently contains nearly 10K digital >> files. In my genealogy software, I simply refer to the members of the >> archive by the labels I’ve used for the files: there is no need to know >> anything else. Then, where the physical items are stored, I have a simple >> labeling system that corresponds to that of ACDSee. Thus, I can place a >> dogtag next to a photo next to a high school diploma next to a marriage >> license – it doesn’t matter. I retrieve by search engine and filename, not >> by ‘type.’**** >> >> **** >> >> Once you really get down to it, if you attempt to organize the images by >> concept, you’re going to run into a lot of trouble. So many artifacts have >> multiple uses that it’s basically impossible to come up with a system that >> you can be consistent in without a lot of interaction and >> micro-management. For example, you would normally believe that an obituary >> is simply a death notice, so you might create some sort of ‘Obituaries’ >> folder. Fine. However, the type of physical artifact that an item is >> pales in comparison to the way that it is utilized in your database. As >> you know, obits can contain a great deal of information – beyond the death >> of the subject. I have used obits as sources for births, marriages, >> locations, and a host of other data elements. Yet, if I were to file the >> item away as an obit, I would have to make sure that the item type (at >> least) were a part of my citation information stream. By being able to >> cite the item directly, however, the type of citation becomes simply a way >> of understanding how the information was originally derived: no document >> has an intrinsic confidence level.**** >> >> **** >> >> I’ve heard it said that the reason that the software developers don’t go >> full out and create functionality in their products that manages digital >> files is because there still seems to be a lot of controversy in regard to >> the ‘authenticity’ of a digital source. Many genealogists still believe >> that a digital image does not comprise a ‘true’ source, so there is no >> reason to expand the role of the genealogy software into management of >> these items. I can respect this viewpoint, but that hasn’t stopped me from >> creating my own database. In the old days, there was a lot of verbiage >> associated with records because without it, locating, retrieving, and >> placing the artifact in question would be very difficult. With the miracle >> of modern technology, however, a good database product with a solid search >> engine is all you need. Your repository software becomes a sort of >> ‘secretary’ who knows where each and every file is and what it contains >> down to the last jot and tittle.**** >> >> **** >> >> Hope this provides a different perspective for you.**** >> >> **** >> >> Greg**** >> >> **** >> >> *From:* Syble Glasscock [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Thursday, August 22, 2013 3:56 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Photos, book and Legacy**** >> >> **** >> >> I applaud you for trying to preserve the family photos and history, it >> sounds like you have a good start in the right directions.**** >> >> Syble**** >> >> *From:* Paulette Martinez <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Thursday, August 22, 2013 12:36 PM >> *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Photos, book and Legacy**** >> >> **** >> >> I have inherited from my sister a box of old unmarked family pictures >> going back to 1900. I am the elder of the family and the only one >> left with the undocumented memories. I know I should scan the pictures, >> but right now I am looking for a fast and easy way to organize the >> pictures, labels them with name, years, place, and to write what I knew and >> remember about my ancestors and their families while using Legacy. I need >> to do it right the first time. I cannot spend a lot of time learning >> software because, I can learn...but I can forget very fast also. I am 80, >> on palliative care for cancer, so time is an issue. Is there a miracle way >> to do it?**** >> >> Right now I have sorted the pictures by year/grand-parents lines and am >> writing in the back of each picture (in pencil 02). I will then put them >> in archival photo albums with intercalary typed pages of my >> memories/knowledge, researches finds, in addition to the habitual facts >> (birth, marriage, etc...). I am thinking of typing the insert in the notes >> of each marriage/individuals of Legacy and then print only the notes. Am I >> going in the right direction or is there a better way.**** >> >> **** >> >> If there is time left I will scan the pictures and make a CD to share my >> genealogy with my children, grand-children, nephews and nieces. Right now >> I want to preserve the pictures and the memories.**** >> >> **** >> >> I am hoping I am not hors-subject. I know you are all so knowledgeable. >> Thank you for sharing.**** >> >> **** >> >> Paulette**** >> >> **** >> >> One more question :). What do you do with facts such "they divorced and >> witnesses testified having seen her with other men" (divorce judgment in >> 1907). 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