UpFront with NGS: NextGen

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18 August 2016

Are You Aware of The Mini Page Archive?

Are You Aware of The Mini Page Archive?

Keeping with our theme of youth, I thought it quite neat when I discovered that there is an archive of The Mini Page covering 1969-2007.

The Mini Page is a four-page weekly newspaper feature directed to kids but of interest to readers of all ages. The feature has won many awards for excellence in educational journalism and has appeared in as many as 500 newspapers. This digital archive provides online access to issues published from August 1969 to May 2007, the period during which founder Betty Debnam was editor.

Though geared to youth, I’ve always enjoyed reading this page to get a quick insight into some element of history, people, or places.

Are you trying to get youth interested in history? This archive is a great resource. There are even issues about genealogy, libraries, immigration, American Revolution, and so many more relevant topics!

After all, as we often discuss, to research genealogy, one needs to know history and to appreciate history, knowledge of the people involved is key. They are inextricably intertwined!

What is your favorite issue of The Mini Page?

What other resources are great for and geared toward getting youth engaged in genealogy and family history?

Editor's Note: Here is a link to the finding aid for the associated manuscript collection in The Southern Historical Collection, Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, UNC (Chapel Hill).

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19 July 2016

Marketing + Video + Students = a great PR piece for an archive!

Reminder -- this is only a screen capture. A link to the video is provided below!

Marketing + Video + Students = a great PR piece for an archive!

Students in a marketing class at UNCA (University of North Carolina at Asheville) were tasked with creating commercials focused on regional historical and cultural sites.

The winning video promotes the Western Regional Archives, a branch of the State Archives of North Carolina.

Check the 30 second video out.

What a neat project. It’s great to see the university partnering with the community to create a visually rich promo for this facility.

Have your local students (of any age) taken on a project to help promote a local genealogical or historical resource?

Editor’s Note: Check out past Upfront with NGS articles on NextGen, Next Generation here.

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02 September 2015

NextGen Genealogy Network fosters the next generation’s interest in family history

NextGen – are you?

We first shared with you about NextGen back in 2013 via a guest post, The NextGen Genealogy Network (NGGN) -- Guest Post by Kassie Nelson.

The above article gives you a great overview of NextGen and from the NextGen FAQ page here is a shorter perspective ...

Who founded the NextGen Genealogy Network? NGGN was founded in 2013 following a Twitter conversation between Jen Baldwin, Kassie Nelson, and D. Joshua Taylor, who wanted to create a community for other young genealogists. Additional collaboration from Shannon Combs Bennett, Tara Cajacob, Wendy Callahan, Melanie Frick, Barry Kline, and other volunteers turned this vision into reality.

Putting together a new organization seems like a lot of work. Why bother? As young genealogists ourselves, we know how hard it can be to meet others who share our interests and to find our place within the genealogy community. We want everyone to experience the incredible benefits of enrichment and encouragement that being a part of and contributing to a vibrant and active community can offer.

What exactly is a young genealogist? NGGN builds connections and fosters engagement among young genealogists in their twenties, thirties, and forties. We strive to create a sense of belonging among those who might feel out of place in the genealogy community because of their age, but also realize that youth can't always be attributed to a number. If you are young at heart or simply value the perspective of the next generation of genealogists, we welcome you!

As one would expect, NextGen has footprints on the major tech platforms as well as a blog.

Are you NextGen? If so, you can join/participate in NextGen and it doesn’t cost you a penny, just your willingness to join a network which ...

... fosters the next generation’s interest in family history. We build connections between all generations, provide resources to promote the next generation’s engagement in the genealogical community, and offer innovative, virtual opportunities for development. Through communication and cooperation, we empower genealogists worldwide.

Not NextGen? You can keep abreast of what is happening via the group’s FB page (it also has a separate closed group FB page), the aforementioned blog, and web site.

Though I may not be NextGen, I still have an interest in anyone interested in family history! After all, they are the Next Generation when it comes to who will be researching, preserving, and celebrating our shared family history.

Editor’s Note: A post on a related topic, The NextGen of Preservationists ... (2014)

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