![]() ![]() What “stuff” to look for to enhance the family story.How to analyze your family history to spot who’s missing in your album.Best practices for holding a reunion and recruiting volunteers.Ways to “meet” with cousins using web-based communication platforms.Don’t have the material in your family archive, no worries, this session provides an overview of searching online too. You’ll learn ways to locate photos, documents, and artifacts for the reunion with practical tips on scanning and photographing objects. Finding all the pieces that get divided up in every generation can be a challenge but hey, we’re genealogists we love collecting things. You might want to consult a professional genealogist to dig a bit deeper into the family tree. There are best practices to follow when planning and collecting. In this session, I talk about how to engage relatives and options for meeting virtually. Imagine bringing all that together to share and save it for future generations. Turns out each of the six siblings remembered bits of the family immigration story and each one had photos and artifacts that the others didn’t. I once worked with a family interviewing them about their memories. You’re thinking that a reunion will be too much work, but there are rewards to reaching out. Technology is our friend but it can also be a challenge for relatives not familiar with it. Session 1: Gather Everyone and Everything Together The tips in this webinar are transferable to in-person events too. That’s why I created this three-part series. We have what we need to collect, organize, and share family information, photos, documents, and all the other stuff passed down. But not seeing everyone in person doesn’t mean we can’t gather with the technology at our disposal. This year however things are a bit different. My husband’s family gathering dates back to the late 1940s and they’ve never missed one. Those cousin connections can help you build a family archive, identify photographs, and save stories. A lot of families are meeting via computer and there is a way to turn those casual get-togethers into a virtual family reunion. Whether you find yourself in a similar place or you’re thinking this is a great time to catch up with family even if you can‘t see them in real life, my new class offers tips on connecting with cousins.Ĭollecting, sharing, and collaborating on family history has never been easier. Due to current circumstances, it’s being rescheduled for another year. My husband’s in-person reunion isn’t happening this year after all. ![]() The tips apply to an in-person or virtual event. Whether it’s a small/large family gathering or a virtual family reunion, this webinar series has you covered. Cousin Connections: Plan a Virtual Family Reunion ![]()
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