Family History – 3 Creative Ways to Leave Your Own Legacy

January 3rd, 2010 by admin Leave a reply »
Family History – 3 Creative Ways to Leave Your Own Legacy

I am sure you are interested in create a compelling family history with all your digital memories. The chances are that you’re already doing many of the right things. You’re probably already capturing lots of good digital memories. Hopefully you’ve started converting your non-digital files to digital format. Maybe you’re even better than the average family about getting that video camera out often, and incorporating it into special events and every-day life.

Here are 3 creative methods you can use that add a whole new level to your memories and family history?

Step 1: Historical changes

Think about the world twenty years ago. So much has changed between now and then? Encapsulating this in how you record and save your memories will be fascinating not only later in your life but also for your future generations. There are many details that you can trap. The variances in your family beliefs, family habits, past times and even family sporting endeavors.

Step 2: Technological changes

Technological advancement adds a completely new element to the times of your family’s experiences. Fifteen years ago, only a few privileged people had car phones. Now, tiny little cell phones are common technology; most of the people you pass in the street are carrying them or talking on them. You can note technology advancement, use new technology for recording your life experiences even comment on the many changes in your journaling or videoing.

Step 3: Political Changes

Overarching political and historical changes can have great effects on your family’s life. These can include positive events, such as the removal of the Berlin Wall, and negative events, such as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the US. While drastically different in consequence, these historical events have had a great impact, in many ways, on your life. You can record and save details or even your feelings or personal experiences on these outcomes.

Adding creative new elements to your digital family history with these 3 unique methods creates a whole new level of complexity and richness in your digital family legacy for the future. Not only will your family members and future generations be able to view video and photos of your life, but they’ll know about the important events and every-day life that may have been a part of your family’s reality.

There are many ways in which you can “trap” this kind if information. You can write it in a digital journal, copy it from a blog or website and save it in a relevant file that corresponds with an event in your life or you can even save news clips or videos. You could also video or audio record your thoughts, feelings and experiences for a more personal touch. There are so many digital mediums now for storing these occurrences and it really does add enormous value. Think about how it makes you “feel” when you look back and think about how your Grand Parents lived during World War II. Are you fascinated? If so your future generations will wonder the same about you and the forces that shaped your life. So why not give them a chance to see what it was really like.

 

18 comments

  1. Tim L says:

    Do they sell the Nissan Maxima in Australia?
    If they do, check that out.

  2. They still have plenty of fans.
    A club with the history that the Bruins have will not easily be dumped aside by the fans just because other sports teams in the town win championships.

    At any rate, I would expect an even better season this year, as Bergy will be returning from his injury, and I believe Mike Ryder will return to his better-scoring ways, since he's been successful under Claude Julien before.

    I see the Northeast division being tight, with the Bruins making the playoffs for sure, and not an eighth seed, either.

  3. Swag says:

    I suggest going down to the animal shelter and picking out a young adult dog of any breed. Pick the dog by the individual, because judging by breed may surprise you. Have a meet and greet, and see if the pup's personality suits your home. Good luck :)

  4. mance02 says:

    Peyton is so funny in this commercials, and i love it when eli is talkin like they did it for a while and when he says (oreo likking is our life) LOL LOL LOL!!!

  5. susiew says:

    It took Eli four years not two…

  6. T-Kane says:

    I'm the only baseball fan, but they follow other sports. My dad, my four brothers and I are all big fans of the B.C. Lions (Canadian Football) and the Vancouver Canucks. In NFL, I'm a diehard Redskins fan and my idiot younger brother loves the Cowboys. (We fought a lot growing up)

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  8. Nolan says:

    If i were you , my choice would be the sports team ceremony. being with your family is great but they could go for another trip in another time, on the contrary this ceremony could never back again and after many years your photos would be great memories to remember your friends and your activities. but you should be sure that your parents really understand your choice and try to rearrange with them for another trip as soon as possible. what ever your choice is enjoy yourself , my best wishes for you

  9. killernik13 says:

    i love this sport I’m the 2nd best in europe, because i’m the second best in my school, and noboy else is weird enough in europe to do so.

  10. wow, this was a pretty random video

  11. Yorel88 says:

    dsrl! dsrl! dsrl!

  12. susiew says:

    Sorry darkclown but you are WRONG. The Mannings are NOT in the SAME conference and CAN meet up in the Super Bowl TOGETHER.. Now who feels like the idiot?

  13. jsollazzo says:

    Hull's in hockey.

    bobby (father) and brett (son) hull. both icons both won mvp's during their careers. ken griffey was a good player not great he is more know as jr's dad.

    archie manning was fun to watch on terrible saints teams but he was never the best of his era type player

  14. susiew says:

    Because they CAN ..

  15. Chan W says:

    Once you introduce sports or action photos, you jump into the DSLR arena.

    Right now the best price for such a camera and lens is the Nikon D40 which comes with at 18-55mm lens which is just great for shooting your family, but when you want to shoot sports, the you need an additional 55-200mm lens … sheesh!

    So here is the deal. If you want the best of both worlds (family and sports) you buy the camera body and then by a 18-200mm lens.

    All the compact digital cameras have what is called shutter lag; from .3 to 3 seconds. The D40 DSLR has virtually no stutter lag … less than 50 milliseconds.

    Shutter lag is the reason digital photographers become frustrated with shooting action and sports. You nearly have to be a psychic to know how far a head of the action to press the shutter speed.

  16. hahaha absolutely amazing and hell yeah Giants!!!

  17. scshockeygirl19 says:

    peyton sWeet
    eli sWeet 2
    but the colts r WAY better
    (no offence giant fans)

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