A knowing family

What is a knowing family? The answer starts with you. The answer has to start with you. After all it’s you that has the knowledge of your family events and keepsakes.

Common Hobbies over family generations
It’s magic when family hobbies span generations – it gives you a sense of belonging. In this article I’ll share a mini project idea that you can use with the Family Knowledge Process to present and honour family interests for generations to come. A majority of families can find interests spanning […]

Family Hobbies Across Generations

1950s 35mm slide film
My second post on Grampa’s slides months after my first post; yes I did say that dealing with 35mm slides takes time.   A lot has happened since May 2016 but I made time last week to scan the first box of Grampa’s 35mm slide collection. Using the 5 step […]

Grampa’s 1950s Time Capsule #2

Grampa's time capsule
Scanning 35 mm slides needs the same self-motivation as getting out the Christmas decorations from storage.     I’ve had this multi-media article in my thoughts for three months and finally I’m starting it. I’ve been using the 5 step knowledge process for my family mementos for 2 years now, […]

Grampa’s 1950s Time Capsule #1

Wild Pets That Hang Around
Do you have wildlife around your home? Do these creatures become your wild pets?  You know, those you give a nickname too but admire from a safe distance. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/262612606″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Over the years we’ve had creatures hang around our place long enough to give them […]

Wild Pets, Those That Hang Around

Anzac Day
25 April – ANZAC Day – 2016 A hundred years ago, in 1916, the war to end war all wars was nearing the middle of its epic 4 year 4 month and 2 weeks of human suffering and death. Thanks to technology today pictures, sounds and written thoughts of soldiers and […]

1916 – Our Generation Keeping Family Real – 2016

The Iconic Family Photo
What makes an iconic family photo? So what do I mean by iconic, well to quote an Australian film about family and the home: The Castle (1997). “It’s the vibe of the thing, your Honour. “ The iconic family photo has a subject that makes it special.  To be an […]

The Iconic Family Photo

Sorting by printrun keeps family events grouped by film batch and time
As I’ve aged I’ve discovered my mind delivers memories like a poker dealer, shuffling them around into different seasons and years. So when it comes to sorting out your own family photos I’ve found, if the photos not dated, I can shuffle the events better than any poker dealer on […]

Sort Photos by Print Run: Turn Them Over

Keeping family knowledge of family cars
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Your First Car, Remember?

Family Letters and Documents
Consider the time taken to write and post a letter; you’re keeping family knowledge when you group and scan letters.     Writing a letter can take 15 minutes or longer. If your letters dated and addressed then you have a  GPS time capsule in your hands. Look, I understand the […]

How to KEEP Letters Sent From Friends and Family

Remember When PCs Were Called Stand-alone?
Guess what PCs and laptops can still be stand-alone.   Here are my family knowledge process tips for keeping your memories on digital technology, they are: Buy two portable hard drives of at least One terabyte each to keep scanned images of your mementos – think of the drives as […]

Remember When PCs Were Called Stand-Alone?

Digital Dreaming and using a portable hard drive to KEEP your memories.
I’ve had this problem for a year – I know the power of a classification process is priceless – but how do I show you? So here is my fun way of showing you why I’m passionate about giving you a family knowledge process to support you in honoring your […]

It’s Raining Memories

Pinterest How to
If you’ve watched TV’s Antiques Roadshow, you’ll understand why I’ve included a separate category called Prized Possessions for the Family Knowledge Process.   In this article I’m sharing another quick method of saving your prized possessions knowledge using Pinterest. The benefits of using the Pinterest method and the Family Knowledge Process […]

How to Use Pinterest to KEEP Family Stories About Prized Possessions

A Christmas Dear
Therefore I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever.” – Juan Antonio Samaranch, Sydney 2000 Then it shouldn’t be any trouble for you and your family to host the best Family Christmas ever! No pressure OK? I found this on Pinterest and […]

I’m Proud and Happy to Proclaim …

Family Groups
The reason we came up with classifications systems was to give humanity easy ways to learn and pass on important knowledge.   I think knowledge of family events is by far the most enriching part of anyone’s education journey. And in a world of grouping and classification systems I found […]

Your Family Group and Journal Event Infographic

Author Video for Digital Dreaming
Will you—a beneficiary of the digital era—pass down a tidal wave of fragmented and soulless keepsakes to the next generation?      If you’re serious about knowing your family and you want to discover how to keep family stories, then Digital Dreaming is the book for you. Inside this book […]

Rodney Black’s Video Appearance For Digital Dreaming

Follow a routine and keep knowing
Have you blurted out sentences at work and they’ve come out back to front? Thank goodness I don’t have the problem when I write. At least I can try editing my mistakes, although if you’ve been reading my blog I’m sure you’re not surprised that I blurt out grammatical errors […]

KEEP In Step and Up To Date

HOME
“You took me to see this house at night, I couldn’t see a damn thing.” Her eyes held a glint of contempt and laughter.   “Yeah I know I know, but I was excited about a house being for sale in my favorite street.” The tone of his reply asked […]

Journal Event Code: HOME

Family on a card systems
My boss brushed past me, a look of disdain was cast at my 25 page report. The report explained why the data warehouse needed more storage capacity and when it was going to run out. He turned his face up,  looking at me while he kept his finger on the […]

If it’s not on a page, don’t expect me to look at it, OK?