The Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Wiki is now the home to volunteers across the world. The site includes series of tributes to the late Bridgette Schneider.
Bridgette and her husband Doc made the volunteer network we know as Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK) a reality.
I can point to connections in my personal genealogy made possible by the volunteers at RAOGK. What was Bridgett's dream has been a part of my "brick walls" exchanges with family historians over the years.
Who could say it better than Pat Richley-Erickson (DearMyrtle) who wrote this morning on Facebook, "Bridgette was the first in genealogy to get us networking. Now it's called crowd sourcing and social networking."
You can connect with RAOGK on the new wiki, or on one of two Facebook Groups. For information on how to connect, please visit the Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Wiki.
Wonderful. Nice to know. Thanks for sharing! ;-)
ReplyDeleteIt is wonderful, isn't it. A tribute to all! --GJ
DeleteThanks for sharing this. It's great to have RAOGK back.
ReplyDeleteHi Nancy, It is great. Ha! RAOGK put the "volunteer" in Genealogy! (Ooo. I knew there was a reason I took creative spelling.) --GJ
DeleteGreat news - I'm spreading the word downunder - hope a few more volunteers sign up from here.
ReplyDeleteFor those who may not yet be aware... GenerousGenealogists is now online. Stated most simply, GenerousGenealogists is a community of volunteers who agree to provide free genealogy research and assistance, as an act of kindness, to “those in need.” But, that simple statement does not define us totally. We are a vibrant, vital and growing community teaching and helping each other in the best methods and traditions of the genealogists of today, yesterday and hopefully tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteWe are online at: http://generousgenealogists.com Join us, add your voice and expertise in helping others as well as yourself.
Hi Mark, Thank you for posting the information about http://generousgenealogists.com. It's a beautiful website with a motto that hits home, "Working to give back to the genealogical community." --GeneJ
DeleteFor those who may not yet be aware... GenerousGenealogists is now online. Stated most simply, GenerousGenealogists is a community of volunteers who agree to provide free genealogy research and assistance, as an act of kindness, to “those in need.” But, that simple statement does not define us totally. We are a vibrant, vital and growing community teaching and helping each other in the best methods and traditions of the genealogists of today, yesterday and hopefully tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteWe are online at: http://generousgenealogists.com Join us, add your voice and expertise in helping others as well as yourself.