For the historian, technology must be a double edged sword. With each new advancement, historical media sources are lost or replaced with new technologies. For instance, the telephone’s appearance must have been a disappointment to historians. Prior to that event, people communicated long distances via letter which left a written history rich in details and contemporary ideas. We have a few old family letters which bring us a little closer to knowing the ancestors we’ve never met. Of course telephone conversations could be recorded, but few were. E-mail revived the art of letter writing and is often saved for history, but now texting has surged in popularity and is not a saved media. As I look back over 1,000 blogs, I am so proud that Sandy and I have invested the time to record our history, and maybe through this work, our children and many succeeding generations will know our family and friends.
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