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After You’re Gone: Future Proofing Your Genealogy Research

PDF for sale, by Thomas MacEntee

Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center - Make a Donation

Ancestry Blog - 4 Things To Do Before You Donate Your Genealogy

Create a Genealogy Will | FamilyTree.com

Cyndi's Digital Data Inventory Template

This Evernote template is for keeping an inventory of all your digital media used to store your genealogy files, digitized images, photographs, etc.

Death in the Digital Age

An Heirs and Users Guide to Digital Assets and Posthumous Rights

Digital Cheat Sheet: How to Create a Digital Estate Plan

Digital Estate Planning

Drafting a Genealogy Codicil to your Last Will and Testament (Wayback Machine)

FamilySearch - Will Essentials: What happens to your tangible and digital

By Breanna Olaveson.

FamilySearch Wiki - Family History Library Donations

FamilySearch collects records of genealogical and historical value to enable families to gather and connect in order to experience the joy of discovering their family. Gifts and donations of genealogical records and family histories are accepted to they can be preserved and shared on FamilySearch.org.

FamilySearch Wiki - What to do with the genealogy and family history I collected

Once you are ready to share and pass on your collection of genealogy and family history material, you need to organize what you have, decide what to share with whom and where.

Fillable Genealogical Codicil To My Last Will And Testament

Gen Do-Over: Do You Have a Genealogical "Will"?

Genealogical Codicil

Genealogical Codicil to My Last Will and Testament

Genealogical Codicil to My Last Will and Testament

Genealogical Will

Genealogical Will - Dillman Family Association

Genealogy Estate Planning (YouTube)

You've spent thousands of hours researching your family tree. You've collected documents and scanned old photographs. What happens to all of your hard work after you die? What happens to your Ancestry account? Join Crista Cowan for a look at some options for genealogy estate