Cool Tools for Genealogy Story Collectors
In this episode, co-hosts Elizabeth and Tami share the stories that hooked them on genealogy.
Next, they discuss several tools for collecting, transcribing, and sharing your family’s stories (some are low-tech and free). They also offer story-collecting gift ideas for family members who missed the holiday get-togethers, as well as those who may be shy or less tech-savvy.
During What’s Happening, Elizabeth shares a call to action to support the Bring Our Heroes Home Act, and Tami shares a reminder to submit your nominees for NGS awards.
Finally, Elizabeth spills the tea on recent genetic genealogy lawsuits. Tami “cleans up” with good news about recently announced RootsTech keynote speakers and kudos to an amazing 92-year-old FamilySearch volunteer.
TIMESTAMPS
- 02:04 Tami’s “lost” family story
- 03:56 Elizabeth’s “lost” family story
Collecting Family Stories
- 08:01 The importance of listening and collecting stories
- 09:18 MyHeritage Live Memory
- 13:33 The Oral History Association
- 14:03 Vivid Pix Memory Station Software
- 17:19 StoryCorps
- 19:02 FamilySearch Memories
- 19:45 MyHeritage Mobile App
- 19:53 Pixstori
- 20:36 StoryMaps
- 21:43 Nominate someone for America 250
Recording & Transcribing Tools
- 24:12 Voice memo apps for iPhone
- 25:24 Otter.ai
- 25:53 Zoom transcription
- 26:53 Google Docs voice typing
- Story Collecting Gift Ideas
- 28:32 StoryWorth
- 31:47 Storii
- 33:32 Remento
- 35:03 The DIY Way (low tech & low cost)
What’s Happening
- 37:00 APG supports Bring Our Heroes Home Act
- 38:35 NGS Awards
Tea Time
- 40:07 Genetic Genealogy lawsuits
- 42:33 RootsTech Keynote Speaker announcement
- 43:18 Kudos to FamilySearch Indexing volunteer Marilyn Clement
RESOURCES
- MyHeritage Live Memory
- Oral History Association
- Vivid Pix Memory Station Software
- StoryCorps
- FamilySearch Memories
- PixStori
- StoryMaps
- America 250 Nomination Form
- Voice Recorder & Audio Editor (Apple app)
- Otter.ai
- Zoom Transcriptions
- Storyworth
- Storii
- Remento
- APG’s 1-Page Summary of BOHHA
- Find your Senator
- Find your Congressional Representative
- National Genealogical Society (NGS) Awards
- The DNA Geek: It Just Got Real (GEDmatch lawsuits)
- The DNA Geek: FTDNA Joins the “So Sue Me” Party
- The Legal Genealogist: Of money and chances
- RootsTech Keynote Speakers
This episode was sponsored by Vivid Pix. All product opinions are our own.