Digitital Ways for Drawing Family History

Family tree, or named pedigree chart, is the traditional way of
presenting family relationship and history. It seems like a memo
pad that keeping record of all important family members and events.
Maybe many people own his or her family tree, but do you know which
one is the longest family tree in the world currently? According to
history records, famous Chinese Philosopher and educator Confucius
is the ancestor of Shang Dynasty King Tang, whose family tree spans
about 1100 years, and includes more than 80 generations and 2
million members. That's definitely a monumental work!
In the past, people record family history via paper books,
pictures or oral stories. With the inventions of camera, computer
and digital publishing, nowadays the means of recording family
history are varied from conventional to modern types. Hereof, the
below article will share 4 popular ways of digitizing family
history.

1. Family Photo album. Collecting photos of family
numbers and then preserving them into delicate family photo album
is the conventional way to record family events after early camera
was invented. Except collecting photos into photo album, people may
also write some remarks on photos or on the back side. Therefore,
the family photo album has ever become the most important keepsake
of every family. When digital camera steps into everyone's life,
more and more people prefer to record family events and great
occasions by digital photo album.

2. Family CD or DVD. When the digital ear comes,
burning family videos and slideshow on CD or DVD is one popular way
for recording family events. On engagement, wedding ceremony and
anniversary, birthday, or other important occasions, people may
often take some movies or video clips by digital camera, and then
burn these memorable events on discs for forever cherishment. Some
significant CD or DVDs even become the family inheritance.

3. Family website or blog. This way has become
more and more popular gradually. Along with the wide use of
computer, recording family history and events on blog or own
website is a popular way of the present age. As many free blog
sites, including Blogger, Blog, Just Journal etc, allow people to
embed pictures, video and music to blog entries, so it makes the
family blogs very colorful. Some sites, such as Roots Web, provide
free space for families to take notes of family history on certain
conditions.

4. Digital Family History Magazine. It's a
creative inspiration. The family photos, life-time stories and
experiences are the main components of traditional family magazine.
However, with the invention of

digital
publishing software
, not only the family history magazine can be enriched
with photos and stories, but also family movies, YouTube videos,
flash, music, amazing clipart and effects, and vivid page turning
effect etc can be inserted into family magazine to record family
events and big days. As family magazine can be enriched with
various multimedia elements and published on blog and websites, so
it is preferred by a large quantity of digital lovers.
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