Purpose
This
Blog has been established for three (3) primary purposes:
1.
To
encourage family members to:
a.
write,
record, and share personal memories they have of our tupuna (forefathers),
b.
submit
memories for posting, and
c.
encourage
others to share stories about their tupuna
2.
To
provide relevant and personal educational opportunities for:
a.
our
children in their school research
projects
b.
family
members, living in other parts of the world, who are unfamiliar with the
Northland and New Zealand culture, and
c.
family
members who wish to expand the information available about our tupuna
3.
To
keep the memory of our tupuna alive,
so that we-- along with our posterity-- can:
a.
benefit
from the lessons they taught,
b.
use
their life experiences to inform and guide us in our daily decision making, and
c.
apply
the characteristics of love, perseverance, tenacity, and courage they have exhibited,
in our own lives.
Who can submit
information to the Blog?
Anyone
can submit a story, comments, or photos that connect them to Grandpa, Nanny,
and extended family. Non-family members
may also submit information. (Often,
non-family members will have stories, photos, memories, and taonga of which our family is unaware. Their contributions can help to shed new light
on the life of our tupuna.) Contributions
from WW1 veterans and family members of WW1 veteran’s are also encouraged and
welcome.
Can I post
whatever I want on the Blog?
No! However, because life is made up of the
bitter and the sweet-- the good and the bad-- some experiences that are
submitted may be less positive than others.
Submitting this information is still acceptable, if—and only if:
- The submission is respectfully written, and
- There is a central purpose/theme or an obvious lesson/moral that those reading the blog can benefit from.
What can I post
on the Blog?
You
can post anything that relates to Grandpa, Nanny, and their families.
Can I submit Whakapapa?
Yes. Whakapapa can be posted, if it traces
to-or-from Grandpa’s and/or Nanny’s families. (Please note: Including or
excluding information about ‘living’ family members is the responsibility of
the person submitting Whakapapa.)
What information
should I include with photos I submit?
Photos
should be clearly identified. This will
help individuals to identify with the contents (e.g. family, location, etc.) of
the photo. The following are examples of
simple photo descriptions that can assist us in teaching others about our tupuna:
- Photo #1: “Grandpa in military attire (date)"
- Photo #2: “(Full Name), great-grand daughter of Richard and TeMaki Heperi."
- Photo #3: “The Kemp home, in Pangaru, where Grandpa and Nanny lived (date house was occupied)."
- Photo #4: “Grandpa’s farm, Waihou (date photo taken).”
If
a photo is old and unable to be dated, you are still encouraged to submit
it. Remember, others may recognize
people or places in the photo, and help you to identify them.
Should I include
personal contact information with my submission?
Including
your name and email address can help families and/or individuals to contact one
another, directly. However, while including
contact information is strongly encouraged, it is not mandatory.
Can I submit
corrections to information contained on this Blog?
Feel
free to submit corrections to any of the factual information contained in this
Blog. I am not a professional researcher
or specialist on World War I history.
However, I have done all I can to accurately research and report the
facts this Blog contains. Nevertheless,
because of my limitations, the Blog will still contain inaccuracies. Identifying those inaccuracies, and
submitting fully referenced, corrections is an important practice for the
readers of this Blog to be involved in.
If--
through your own research-- you find a date, location, statement, etc. that is
incorrect or incomplete, please submit it to me. Including the following information with your
correction/clarification will prompt timely changes:
- Identify the inaccurate fact, as it appears on the Blog.
- Identify the location of the inaccurate fact, on the Blog.
- Rewrite the fact, as it should appear on the Blog, and
- Reference/Cite the source of the correction you are submitting (i.e. text, author, page, date, etc), so the replacement fact can be verified and posted.
No comments:
Post a Comment