In the wake of
Hurricane Harry*** – L is for LOCKSS. “lots
of copies keep stuff safe.” Go old school with photo copies sent to your three 2nd
cousins living in two different directions.
Go medium tech with scans on a stick.
Go cloud, go “finish the book and send it to Allen County.”
(I did not invent this saying, but believe the idea should get about, and I would be very happy to credit the person who sparked LOCKSS, but I really don't remember where or from who I heard this.)
In the olden days, documents were one of a kind, as were photos. Getting copies was time-consuming, often expensive, and often not possible. Not so now.
I do my family research in the vacuum of records lost on both sides of my own family. On one side, two households were basically trashed
In the olden days, documents were one of a kind, as were photos. Getting copies was time-consuming, often expensive, and often not possible. Not so now.
I do my family research in the vacuum of records lost on both sides of my own family. On one side, two households were basically trashed
I am the descendant (on one side) of two house “explosions” in the same generation. In the first, the sister of the deceased cleared the house in a weekend. The car went north with two kids, one suitcase each, and the sterling flatware. The second was the death of the sister, whose apartment was cleared by daughter in law, flying cross country, and having no room and no interest in family pictures or documents.
So…. Get moving… make copies… send about … you have NO excuse.
Till next time,
Liz
*** and the many other natural disasters since Harry.
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2018
begins with an "ABC-darium," a walk through the alphabet expanding
into short comments on matters genealogical. Published on Tuesday and
some Fridays, a letter may be visited more than once before moving
on.
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2018, SE Ross