Notes
Why Family Stories and History are Lost
P r o c r a s t i n a t i o n
Rating Archival Media
Inkjet photos ...-.. Five years
Audio & video tapes ...-.. Twenty-five years
Boxes of stuff in the attic ...-.. Fifty years
Childhood memories ...-.. Seventy-five years
CD-ROMs ...-.. Over a hundred years
A well printed and bound book ...-.. Hundreds of years
The Cost of a Tombo Media Family History
A family history by Tombo Media includes over ten hours of oral history interviews, the digital preservation of family photos and documents, and a dozen copies of an exquisitely designed, printed and bound family history. It will cost about as much as remodeling your kitchen or buying a new car. As with kitchen remodels and automobiles, the exact price will vary. However, the family history will never go out of style. So which one do you want to leave to your children and grandchildren?
Recent Letters to TomboMedia
Mauree Jane Perry, November 1999I have taken one of your courses at USF. . . and I have seen your exquisite bound volumes. You are the best!
Karen, August 2000Wanted to thank you and Mary again for such a great presentation [MacWorld Expo New York]. Since then, I've been making progress on our family [history]. Your CD has been a great reference.
Julie Kohner, Voices of the Generations, September 2000The Personal History of my courageous aunt is a unique legacy for generations to come. History books recount the events of the past but a personal history tells of the importance of the individual. Her life story, as told in her own words, is brilliant, a remembrance for all times.
Published Reviews
Mary Larson
University of Nevada, Reno
ORAL HISTORY REVIEW
Summer/Fall 1998The Farquhar CD . . . nicely bridges the gap between resources that teach oral history techniques and those that use oral histories to educate in other areas. The [CD] contains very clear advice on how to create a digital family archive, and the advice should be heeded.
Carlene Marek
California HISTORIAN
Spring 1999I thoroughly enjoyed browsing through this well organized and easy to use CD; and I truly believe it is a wave of the future for oral history interviews and creating an archival family history "book." Peter Farquhar has done an excellent job; he has also provided the genealogical community with a "How To" guide on making a family history CD. Anyone interested in preserving their family history will want a copy of this remarkable CD.
