Posted by admin on Jul 30, 2010
With all the genealogical information being made accessible on the Internet, some might think this is the golden age of family history. To Curt B. Witcher, however, we may be entering a new dark age where vital records and the memories of people alive today are lost forever.
“At the same time we have more (technological) ability we are losing interest and focus on keeping the thoughts and the words for future generations,” Witcher said.
Witcher, the manager of The Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Ind., was the plenary speaker at BYU’s Conference on Family History and Genealogy on Wednesday.
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