How to gather information about ancestors, interview the elders, keep heritage documents, and bring family history alive for the generations to come.
21 articles published in 4 categories.
When we first proposed a QR code for a family tree, the first reaction was usually the same: what for? At feasts and family gatherings In a gathering of 150 people from seven branches of one family,...
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"He is my cousin, but what kind of cousin exactly?" The question comes up at every family gathering, and two people rarely agree on the answer. How a relationship is actually calculated The relations...
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A bereavement fund is among the most practical things a large family does: every member contributes a little each year, and when a death occurs the bereaved household receives help immediately without...
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In almost every family using a lineage system, there are a few people who will never log in themselves: a grandmother who is not comfortable with a smartphone, and children too young to have an accoun...
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A family tree is not ordinary data. It holds a mother's full name, dates of birth, places of birth and family relationships — the same combination banks and government offices use to verify your ident...
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The question worth asking before putting ten years of work into any lineage system: can I get it back out? What GEDCOM is GEDCOM (Genealogical Data Communication) is a standard text file format for l...
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Most of the work of recording a lineage happens far away from a computer: at the village house, at a feast, at the cemetery, sitting beside an elder who is telling a story. That is why NASAB is built...
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These guides help, but a family tree only exists once the first name is entered. Start on the free plan.
