About This Site

Things to know:

 

This family archive is comprised of three main sections:

 

Website profile pages of individuals or families.

This is a place to showcase the individual or family.

On these pages you will find things like a biography links to photos or galleries specifically related to the individual or family, family                                          trees, or links to archived documents like US Census, birth certificates, military records, marriage records, and newspaper articles.

 

Document Archive

The archive is organized by folders for each individual or family.  In some cases, folders exist for farms or events.  These folders contain documents that are mostly in PDF format.  In some cases, duplicates of the same files are saved as a JPG format to provide some flexibility with regards to which viewer software folks have on their computer.  Some file types maintain their clarity better when magnified than others.

 

Newspaper Articles:  Most of the newspaper articles are clipped from Newspaper.com.  The PDF version of these articles will show information at the top or bottom of the page about which newspaper the article came from and the original publication date.  JPG versions of these articles do not always show the publication information but are provided as an alternative way to view the article.  Some articles are broken down into multiple files in order to magnify the article and make it easier to read.  Attempts have been made to have more than just a JPG clipping which does not show any of the metadata.  For this reason, there may be multiple copies of the articles.

 

 Picture Database

The photos in the database are mostly organized by the owner.  Subfolders exist as a way to locate the physical picture if one exists.  Many of these pictures were scanned from an original.  When possible, both the front and the back of the photo is scanned if the back contains information about the picture.  A typical picture file name would be “Img 200F.jpg” or Img 200B.jpg”.  “F” designates the front of the picture, “B” designates the back of a picture.  This is not carved in stone but is the general naming convention implemented.

 

Some of the pictures have metadata posted to the picture that documents person, place or time if known.

 

Commenting on the photos is strongly encouraged.  The web site allows commenting but requires an identifier such as a FaceBook account so that viewers know who posted the comment.  This becomes important when comments are posted like “this is dad when he was a child”.  In order to know who “dad” is, it is helpful to know who posted the comment.

 

General guidelines for posting comments:

 

Please remember that the intent of this site is to be an archive of information about our family members for future generations.  It is possible that these documents, photos, and comments could live for hundreds of years.  It’s quite possible that someone from the year 2300 could be viewing this information to find out where they came from.  Be cognizant of this as you make your comments.  Provide as much detail as you can.  If you are not sure about something, then say that.  It helps viewers sort through what is fact or what may not be accurate when doing genealogy research.

 

Share as much as you feel comfortable.  Information that helps viewers understand who this person was.

 

Please be respectful.  This is a place to honor our ancestors.

 

If you notice anything that is inaccurate, please let me know.

 

If you have any photographs you would like to include in the database, please let me know.

I have scanners and will scan your photos then return them to you.

Photos in boxes in an attic are rarely ever seen.  They are also at risk of being damaged or lost.

Scanning them and putting them on the database will preserve them, bring them back to life and allow others to see and comment on them.

 

 

Doug Beacham

Email: DougBeacham@aol.com