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Operation: Recovery—Save the Box
12 Step Family History Program

 
January:
  • Gather all family history related materials you have access to; napkins and backs of envelopes can be valuable family history documents.  For suggestions on what information to look for see:  https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Gather_Family_Information  OR
  • http://www.preservingtime.org/gathering-the-stuff.html
  •  Gather the stuff:
     Find a box and a location;
     ? One for each family member
     What kinds of stuff to gather—See links above
     Gather for living family not just deceased
     Encourage other family members to gather

February: 
  • Digitize (Scan or photograph) the materials you have gathered; 
  •  Learn about file formats and best practices before beginning a scanning project; see:
         http://www.preservingtime.org/scanning-photos-and-documents.html and
         http://www.preservingtime.org/photos-and-stories.html 
     Store digitized materials in a safe environment after scanning.  See:
                http://www.preservingtime.org/more-on-archiving--the-good-the-bad-and-the-terrible.html
                www.preservingtime.org/preserving-family-treasures.html
           Take photos of 3-D items that are important to the family
           Back-up all files before beginning the organization and labeling of the files
           …

March: 
  • Label digital files; It is recommended you establish a standard file naming procedure before beginning. Help is available online.  Good article: http://oregonstate.edu/cws/training/faq/what-are-good-file-naming-conventions
  •  ONCE AGAIN: back-up, BACK-UP, BACK-UP everything you do
     For help on identifying photos see: http://www.preservingtime.org/clues-to-identifying-photos.html
     …
     …
     Back-up all digital files
  
April: 
  • Upload photos or documentation to your family in Family Tree on FamilySearch.org; for help ask one of your ward family history consultants, a teenager or go to this link: https://familysearch.org/ask/#/memories/
  • Uploads to FamilySearch.org are backed-up in the Granite Mountain Vaults
     Connect uploads to every person on Family Tree that they include
     Title uploads and enter descriptive information. (These are searchable and may fish out a
    cousin that can give you additional information.)
     Group uploaded memories into albums
     Type up personal, individual or family stories and copy and paste them to the “Stories”
    section of “Memories” on an individual person page
     Upload audio files to FamilySearch.org; support .mp3 and .m4a files up to 15MB
     …
     …
  
May: 
  • Label printed photos in your possession; use an archival method (information: ​www.preservingtime.org/preserving-family-treasures.html  OR: www.preservingtime.org/more-on-archiving--the-good-the-bad-and-the-terrible.html​
  •  Label photos with date, location or circumstances if known
     Identify "all" individuals in photos as far as possible
     Video other family members as they look at a photo album to record the names of the people
    they identify and record the stories they tell. Try to get access to the album and scan the
    photos/pages
     Take current photos and set up an organization system for them; Back-up, BACK-UP,
    BACK-UP all files
     Print photos from digital files so your family can more easily view and enjoy them
     …
     …
  
June, July, August:
  • Take advantage of family reunions and vacations.  Identify other relatives who have family photos and information.  Make plans to meet with them and make copies/ digitize their information.  Arrange to interview relatives about their lives; ask them about family history stories they may know.  Record these interviews. (Many sites online have suggestions for conducting interviews and sample questions.  One example: https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Riverton_FamilySearch_Library/Family_Story_Room)
  • More information at: http://www.preservingtime.org/interviews.html; see links in other months for
    additional helpful information
     Make a list of possible family to contact
     Make family history—continue family traditions; schedule family time and activities
     Record family history-- take photos and record audio and video; write down current stories
    and special memories
     …
     …
  
September: 
  • Another month for digitizing
  • See February for additional suggestions

 October:
  •  Photograph family treasures in your home; record the stories behind the items, where they came from and/or who they were passed down from.
  •  Video your family talking about the items that mean the most to them and the stories they
    know about the item or memories it reminds them of
     Ask questions of other family members to find out where older items came from and what
    they know about them
     …
     …

 November:
  •  Take advantage of Thanksgiving and other family times to complete more Interviews
  • See: June, July, August for additional suggestions
     Make and record family history—continue family traditions; take photos and record audio
    and video; write down current stories and special memories
     …
     …

 December:
  •  Identify your family traditions.  Record their origin.  Record family stories about these traditions.
  •  Visit locations important to your family (such as homes lived in) and take photographs
     Find out more information about family traditions from family members you visit during the
    holidays; Think of questions to ask ahead of your visits
     Take a Google Maps tour of an area where your family has lived
     …
     …

Your birthday month:
  •  Take time to record some of your own stories and identify pictures of yourself.  Consider creating a timeline or recording highlights and lowlights of the past year each year on your birthday.
  •  Make sure there are photos of you—especially if you are the family photographer
     Interview yourself and record (audio or video) some of your memories and stories
     Write a personal history—focus on the most important events, stories and feelings, not
    everything that has ever happened to you
     Start or continue writing in a journal
     …
 

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    • Archiving and Preservation >
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      • SAVE THE BOX
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      • Avoiding Digital Disasters
      • Clues to Identifying Photos
      • Gathering THE STUFF
      • Interviews
      • Photo Organization
      • Memory Jogger ?s for Writing Personal Histories
      • More on Archiving--The Good, The Bad and The Terrible
      • Scanning Photos and Documents
    • Journaling in a Jiffy
    • Secrets/ Not Overwhelmed by Family History
    • Beginning Research Checklist
    • Evaluating Information
    • Family History: 15 Minutes at a Time
    • Going Digital with your Genealogy
    • Limiting Internet Searches
    • Ordinances Ready as a Starting Point
    • Organize to Fit the Way YOU Think
    • Personal Research Toolbox
    • Family History Notetaking
  • Web-site Project
    • Top Favorites
    • General Sites
    • Cemeteries/ Death Records
    • Census
    • Immigration, Emigration and Migration Records
    • Land Records- United States
    • LDS Websites
    • Libraries
    • Location Specific >
      • United States
      • State Specific
      • Other Countries
    • Maps/ Address & Phone Numbers
    • Military Records
    • Newspapers
    • Other 'Web-Site Projects'
    • Search Engines
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    • Good to Know Basics >
      • Good to Know-Basics
      • Finding YOUR Best Place to Work
      • Census Records
      • Clues--Finding Missing Family
      • Computer and Tech Basics
      • OCR & Online Searches
      • Ocupsyshun Census Taker
      • Relationship Chart
      • Research Checklist
    • FamilySearch.org >
      • Good To Know-FamilySearch
      • Tree Connect: Adding Sources from Outside FamilySearch
      • Browse Records-FamilySearch
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    • Save the Box
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    • Relationship Chart
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