Family Tree Frog

  Welcome to Day 24 of the  #AtoZChallenge.  Don't know what the AtoZChallenge is? Find out more here . My theme is about Family History Societies.  What they are, How they work, Who is in them, Why they exist. And which ones begin with X !  Um - none that I could find :(     Xtinction? Are we just facing the inevitable extinction of family history societies. In this day and age of labour saving devices and smart technology we seem to have less and less time.  Are Societies an old fangled concept, implying restricted access to information that should be free and shared anyway on the wonderful interweb? And yes, I am being deliberately provocative here.  Does family history even matter for goodness sake?   Can we ever learn from the past?  I am a slow learner at the best of times.  Maybe my time would be better employed in housework or making quilts and using up that wool I seem to be very good at collecting.  How can...

Welcome to Day 22 of the  #AtoZChallenge.  Don't know what the AtoZChallenge is? Find out more here . My theme is about Family History Societies.  What they are, How they work, Who is in them, Why they exist. And which ones begin with V !   Societies beginning with V Victorian Association of Family History Organisations    Virginia Beach Genealogical Society    Virginia Genealogical Society    Family Organizations beginning with V (Family Search Wiki)      V is for Volunteers How many volunteers work for your Society?  I've just gone through our Who Does What List and counted 53.  Of those 53, 33 are wearing multiple hats.  And I mean multiple! Often up to 7 hats.  Sometimes that's just a liaison or contact point role.  It might mean going to a meeting once a year but many have quite demanding responsibilities e.g. running the education workshops, being on the management committee and running ...

  Welcome to Day 11 of the  #AtoZChallenge.  Don't know what the AtoZChallenge is? Find out more here. My theme is about Family History Societies.  What they are, How they work, Who is in them, Why they exist. And which ones begin with K!   Societies beginning with K  Kent Family History Society    Kalmazoo Valley Genealogical Society  Family Organizations beginning with K (from Family Search Wiki) Keller Kjoller Family Genealogy   Kemp(e) Family HIstory   Kerr Family Association of North America   Herber C. Kimball Family Association    Kimball Family Association   Kimbrough Genealogy    The Kinnick Project    Kirkpatrick and Kilpatrick Clans of North America    Knaphus Family Organization    The Joseph and Polly Knight Family Organization    Some of these sites are really worth looking at in terms of design particularly the Joseph and Polly Knight one.  It...