I wish my father were alive. He would love to know what I found out about his mom.
NAMES, NAMING, NUMBERs, AND FACTS
Naming is arbitrary. We associate meaning with sounds, but there is no intrinsic relationship between the sound and what it means. I remember the moment I began to discover this symbolic world.
Genomes and Genealogy
he job of a brand is to make you comfortable with brand. Big corporate brands want you to be comfortable with the product they want to sell to you. Genealogical and genetic sites are no different.
DNA & Diaspora
I understand that the surprises people can find out from genetic or genealogical research can be upsetting when information that does not fit what they have believed all their lives. Somehow the overlap between my family stories and the stories told by my DNA is comforting.
Last Minute Legacy Gifts
There has recently been a flurry of new products related to capturing social media posts, digitizing images and letters, as well as platforms for capturing audio stories. This was discussed in an earlier WLP post. But which one do you choose as a gift in the short week before Christmas? Turn around time is the […]
17 Ways to Capture Legacy Stories Now
Capturing stories There are wonderful companies out there who help you record a short interview with a grandparent or elder member of your family. Have one made, you will be glad you did. There are ways to do this yourself. In this age of selfies, and self-produced video, though, there are wonderful, fairly easy, and […]