#1Trent Larson said ...(on 04-03-2008)

I want to share interesting stories from our family histories, and I hope to make it fun for others to find these stories. Welcome to our first attempt! You can start looking at histories right away:

* Here are our bookmarks where people are sharing what they find: http://groups.diigo.com/tolman-family/bookmark

* Here is the full list of documents at the Thomas Tolman Family Organization: http://thomas.tolmanfamily.org/history/

So... what would you like to do with these histories?

Here are two ideas:





"I want to find interesting stories about ancestors!"

Great. You can search for specific phrases or names, or you can browse things that people have already categorized. Here's how:

- The quickest search is by using "tags"; these are categories for things that others have found in our histories. You can find these tags at the Tolman Histories group under "bookmarks", and then you look on the right-hand-side at the bottom to see bookmark tags. Click on any of those that look interesting, and you'll see all the documents that have that tag; then click on "Expand All", and then search through the page to find pieces of stories with that tag. (You can search in your browser with CTRL-f, or by clicking on "Edit" at the top and then "Find".)

- You can do a more detailed search if you go to the Tolman Histories group bookmarks, and then type whatever you'd like in the "Search" box
on the right-hand-side. This will bring up all the documents that contain what you're looking for. Good luck!





"I want to read through the histories and mark interesting things!"

Wonderful! This will really help others who are looking for inspiration from our history. Here's how you can help:

Create a Diigo account and install their toolbar, and then join our Tolman Histories group. Now, when you find a part of a history that you'd like to highlight and share, do the following:

1. "Bookmark" the page for yourself, and "share" with the Tolman Histories group. Be sure to bookmark it even if it is already one of the group bookmarks; otherwise, the group won't benefit from your work.
2. "Highlight" the parts that you like, and comment on them, including any tag words
3. Now go to the Tolman Histories group, find your bookmark, and "Edit" it to add any tag words that categorize your snippet.


Then pat yourself on the back, of course, since you're helping others find the treasures in our great heritage.

Cheers!