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Create and Maintain Family Associations or Organizations (view source)
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Organizing a family association or organization is a great way to bring people together to accumulate, learn | '''Organizing a family association or organization is a great way to bring people together to accumulate, learn, preserve and publicize genealogical and historical information among related family members.''' | ||
=== | === The Scope and Purpose of a Family Organization === | ||
Some families may want to organize around one husband and wife and their descendants. Others, like the [http://www.broughfamily.org/ Brough Family Organization], may decide on a much large agenda (see below). | |||
=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
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*[http://www.one-name.org/ The Guild of One-Name Studies] | *[http://www.one-name.org/ The Guild of One-Name Studies] | ||
== Importance of Ancestral Family Organizations (AFO's) == | === Importance of Ancestral Family Organizations (AFO's) === | ||
The Brough Family Organization (BFO)--one of the largest and oldest ancestral family organizations and surname associations in the world--has stated the following about Ancestral Family Organizations (AFO's): | The Brough Family Organization (BFO)--one of the largest and oldest ancestral family organizations and surname associations in the world--has stated the following about Ancestral Family Organizations (AFO's): | ||
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For an example of what an AFO can do, visit: http://www.broughfamily.org/ancestral_family_organizations.html | For an example of what an AFO can do, visit: http://www.broughfamily.org/ancestral_family_organizations.html | ||
=== AFO's | === AFO's Can Undertake Special Extraction Projects === | ||
In 2011, the Osmond Family Organization and [http://www.broughfamily.org Brough Family Organization] successfully participated in and completed a Surname Index and Relationship Project (SIRP). | In 2011, the Osmond Family Organization and [http://www.broughfamily.org Brough Family Organization] successfully participated in and completed a Surname Index and Relationship Project (SIRP). | ||
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The online genealogical sources used by SIRP included: 1) LDS Ancestral File, Pedigree Research File, International Genealogical Index (IGI), and New Family Search; 2) Available online Government Indexes of Births, Marriages, Deaths and Burials; 3) Available online Name Indexes and Databases from commercial sites such as Ancestry.com and FindMyPast.com; 4) Available GEDCOM files from known and reliable Family Members and Related Individuals. | The online genealogical sources used by SIRP included: 1) LDS Ancestral File, Pedigree Research File, International Genealogical Index (IGI), and New Family Search; 2) Available online Government Indexes of Births, Marriages, Deaths and Burials; 3) Available online Name Indexes and Databases from commercial sites such as Ancestry.com and FindMyPast.com; 4) Available GEDCOM files from known and reliable Family Members and Related Individuals. | ||
During the first half of 2011, the Osmond Family Organization and Brough Family Organization used SIRP methodologies to compile a database of | During the first half of 2011, the Osmond Family Organization and Brough Family Organization used SIRP methodologies to compile a database of hundreds of surnamed "Osmonds" and "[http://www.broughfamily.org/history/Broughs_New_Zealand.html Broughs]" who had lived in New Zealand between 1800 and 2000. Subsequent analysis, screening and merging of the database resulted in the rapid identification of numerous linked individuals and multiple family lineages. | ||
=== A Thousand Years of Family History (video, 2009) === | === A Thousand Years of Family History (video, 2009) === | ||