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From: "Brian Bigmore" <>
Subject: TMG-L: Storing data
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 18:32:27 -0000


A thought has just occurred to me reading the latest batch of postings
regarding what, how and where to store our 'hard earned research' for future
generations.

Why?

Only somewhat tongue in cheek do I suggest that we are by collecting just
about every conceivable detail of our respective families since records
began and then generously setting them aside to be handed down to our as yet
unborn relatives to come - in what ever form - will certainly kill stone
dead for a good few hundred years at least any participation by those who
come after us and wish to pursue this enjoyable pastime for themselves.

Remember that the best way of learning about something is by doing. Surely
future relatives will get a lot closer to 'their family' by researching it
for themselves. Why spoil their possible enjoyment?

Most of us I guess started our researches following the discovery of some
very basic tree written in fading, barely legible handwriting, on the back
of a fag packet or ancient shopping list, being used as a bookmark in some
old family bible or such. We are now talking about handing on state of the
art computer programmes jam packed full of everything bar the 'ins and out
of the cats bottom'.

In a funny old sort of way I'd like to think that five or six generations on
down the line some Bigmore of the future will also, through his or her own
endeavours, discover the fact that my great uncle knocked three years off of
his age when joining the Royal Navy and sit by the fireside on a cold winter
night with a glass of whisky in hand and wonder why?

Brian Bigmore
(Launceston, Cornwall)


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