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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.

Heritage & History

How to Keep Family Heritage Documents Readable for Centuries

Malaysia's humid climate is paper's worst enemy. Your grandfather's marriage certificate, kept in a wooden cabinet, may not last until your grandchildren are grown. Scan at a high resolution Scan at...

· 1 min read

Heritage & History

The Family Photo Gallery: Organising Thousands of Old Pictures

Most families have a shoebox full of photographs. A large part of it has already become faces without names. This is a loss that happens quietly: the photograph is still there, still sharp, still well...

· 2 min read

Heritage & History

Writing Family Stories: Capturing Memory Before It Is Lost

A complete family tree can tell you that your great-grandfather moved from Kedah to Perak in 1946. It cannot tell you why. That is why family stories are not decoration on a lineage. They are the part...

· 2 min read

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