Now I’m back on my blogging feet I felt the need for a meme….after all, it’s ages since we had one! What better time than National Family History Month (NFHM)? Tucked away in the Top End I don’t have quite the smorgasbord of options available interstate, so this is my contribution.
Here goes, who wants to meme with me? I’ll collate the answers in a couple of weeks to give you time to participate around other events…hopefully it will be fun, easy and quick to complete.
Don’t forget to leave a link to your post in the comments!
- What are you doing for NFHM?
- What do you hope to learn in NFHM?
- Do you research at a family or local history library?
- Do you do all your research online?
- What’s your favourite place to store your family tree?
- If offline, which genealogy program do you use? (do tell us its strengths/weaknesses if you like)
- How do you preserve your family stories for future generations?
- Have you any special research projects on the go?
- What is your favourite family history research activity?
- What is your favourite family history research place/library etc?
- What is your favourite website for genealogy research?
- Are you part of a Facebook genealogy group? If so which one?
- Do you use webinars or podcasts for genealogy? Any tips?
- Do you use social media? eg Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn
- What genealogy topic/class have you learnt the most from this year at a webinar/conference/seminar?
- Do you have a favourite research strategy to knock down your brick walls?
- Have you used DNA testing for your genealogy?
- Have you made cousin connections through your DNA tests?
- Do you have a wish list of topics for NFHM 2015?
- What do you most love about your family history research?
Family history across the seas 
I have just got into bed with my iPad & a cup of tea. I was planning to read but thought a quick email fix…..what a great idea, I’ll join you, but not until tomorrow, the genea-girl needs her beauty sleep!
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Great! enjoy your beauty sleep.
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Great idea Pauleen and I will be joining in – hope to get it done in the next day or so!
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I’m amazed you have time Shauna with all you have on! May give some good ideas for 2015.
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I’m on for the challenge but may need more than a few days.
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no problems Jill – when you’re ready.
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https://cassmob.wordpress.com/2014/08/10/national-family-history-month-2014-geneameme/
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Hi, me again. When ever there is a wordpress login for comments it takes me ages to get it working because I have other wordpress logins for work so sorry it posted the link to your blog as I was cutting and pasting into different browsers to try and get it to post. SORRY!!! Please delete/edit all unnecessary commenting. Thanks.
Anyway my comment:
Hi Pauleen, I did one. My first ever I think. http://travelgenee.com/2014-geneameme/ Thanks for starting this, Fran
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No problems Fran. Great you have been able to participate in this meme…and your first too! I found your responses extremely interesting. I think we’ll see a lot of diversity across people’s responses.
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I will be interested to check out the others when you compile them.
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Hi Pauleen here is the link to my contribution http://www.shaunahicks.com.au/national-family-history-month-2014-geneameme/
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Thanks for joining in Shauna -I know how busy you must be.
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My effort is here: http://geniaus.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/national-family-history-month-2014.html Thanks for creating this activity – took quite a while but was illuminating.
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I think it’s interesting to see ho we all do things slightly differently. But you’re on a winner with PIP and a Geneadictionary. Yes, a One Name Study may have to wait.
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Great idea, I have added mine to my site. http://bit.ly/jtgeneameme
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Glad you could join us on this journey Jane. Your comment about Family Historian is very useful to those wavering about which program to use.
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I see from your Meme you had problems with Gedcom imports, you can always ping me a message or ask on fhug.org.uk and with the plugins it’s often possible to bring every thing in as long at it’s in the gedcom somewhere.,
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Thanks Jane…will keep that in mind when I get back to playing with the program. I really appreciate the offer and will take it up with you later on.
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And I coughed up for membership of the GOONs today. Hey that’s another word for the dictionary.
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🙂
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Hoorah! I’ve done mine – here it is http://familytreefrog.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/national-family-history-month-2014.html
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Thanks for joining in Alex. I enjoyed your post a lot…FH seminars at work…what a hardship 😉 Sorry about the delayed response -a blog-free day yesterday.
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You asked some thought-provoking questions, Pauleen. My answers are on http://genie-leftovers.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/national-family-history-month-2014.html.
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Thanks for joining in Judy….seems we are research “simpatico”.
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Mine’s done over at my A SteelyGene’s Journey Blog – finally got to do one – usually want to dod a Geneameme but something always gets in the way – but success this time http://asteelygenesjourney.wordpress.com/2014/08/15/national-family-history-month-geneameme/
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Here’s mine!
I did mine in a video 🙂 It was super duper fun 😀
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I absolutely loved your fresh approach to this meme and your exuberance and enthusiasm for family history! Other readers would thoroughly enjoy Caitlin’s video on the meme – she made me smile throughout with her evident love of genealogy. Thanks Caitlin!
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Now that’s good timing – from Monday I’ve got two weeks off work so I’ll be able to take part then – hope that’s not too late, Pauleen. Mind you, I’m planning to catch up on sleep as well…
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No problem Frances…I won’t summarise for another week to give people time. enjoy your sleep-ins.
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http://astheywere.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/geneameme-national-family-history-month.html
Finally done… now to catch up with some of the others…
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Thank you so much for doing it too Chris, when you are so busy with Clare activities for which you are the guru! I encourage other readers to check out the Clare group’s activities and read the Clare Library site, one of my favourites for all that I didn’t mention it 😉
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My response is here: http://genealogybugsherie.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/nfhm-2014-geneameme.html
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Thanks for joining in Sherie. I’ll be collating all the responses today.
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