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Using Mobile Devices to Record Life Events

Taylor Family Association Genealogy Road Show. Using Mobile Devices to Record Life Events. Nicholas Taylor. It’s about the Dash. Genealogy/Family History Apps. Google Keep. Earth. Hangouts. Camera. BillionGraves. Chrome. FamilySearch. Dropbox. Voice Recorder.

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Using Mobile Devices to Record Life Events

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  1. Taylor Family Association Genealogy Road Show Using Mobile Devices to Record Life Events Nicholas Taylor It’s about the Dash

  2. Genealogy/Family History Apps Google Keep Earth Hangouts Camera BillionGraves Chrome FamilySearch Dropbox Voice Recorder Ancestry Roots Magic MyHeritage LiveHistory ThingLink PaperOfRecord HistoryPin TimelineBuilder Evernote

  3. Mobile Apps – What can you do? • Record thoughts, journals, interviews, notes, etc. • Navigate around the world • Search the web • Take pictures, record video, record voice • Access files from anywhere • View your family tree • Interact with history around your current location • Much much more!!!

  4. Legacy Stories App

  5. Overview of Legacy Stories

  6. How to Create an Account • http://www.legacystories.org/?WIZ_ID=1878

  7. Fill in the Registration Form

  8. Three Ways to Narrate Photo Events - Summary • Attach narration to photo in computer • Talking photo – 3 min for each photo • Save to slideshow/album in cloud • Combined photos and narration on computer • Take photo separately • Digitally record narration up to 45 min. • Combined and Save/album to cloud • Use iPad to take photo and attach narration • Up to 3 minutes per photo. • Upload to computer and cloud. • All three can be linked to Family Tree of other websites.

  9. Method 1: Attach Narration to Photo on Computer • Log in to legacystories.org • Click on “My Pict-Orals” tab • Select “Upload New Audio” from the drop down • Fill out the form by adding a Title, selecting the audience, uploading the audio, uploading a picture, typing in keywords, and clicking “Upload and Save”. • Attach the Pict-Oral to an individual in FamilySearch Family Tree by checking the checkbox at the bottom.

  10. Method 2: Combined Photos and Narration on Computer • Log in to legacystories.org • Click on “My Slideshows” tab • Select “Upload Photos” from the drop down • Click “Browse” to navigate to, select, and upload the photos • View the slideshow • Add narrations where desired • Share!

  11. The files will upload

  12. Once uploaded, the images will appear in the slideshow Click “View this Slideshow”

  13. Click on the photo you want to Narrate

  14. Once audio is recorded you can share your slideshow

  15. Method 3: Use iPad or Android Device • With the free app you can: • * Create and organize multiple Storytellers and their talking photos.  • * Upload to the LegacyStories family history library to preserve and share • * Describe special keepsakes & heirlooms • * Give voice to ancestors and vintage family photos

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