Note: You must be checked off on MyHeritage4 before starting MyHeritage5!
Technical Checklist
1. Open MyHeritage4, go to File
- Save As and give it the filee name of MyHeritage5
Save
2. Change the page title to My Heritage
5 (Format - Page Colors & Properties)
Save
3. Open your MothersSide page and link
the Home link to MyHeritage5 page
Save
4. Open your FathersSide page and link
the Home link to MyHeritage5 page
Save
Researching your family culture
Choose 5-8 of the categories
listed below (Food, Music, Language, etc.) to
research
about your family's culture: 5
for a D, 6 for a C, 7 for a B, 8 for an A
a. Find 1-2 items for each category you select (2
for an A or a B, 1 for a C or a D).
b. Put one item on each line. (See examples below).
c. Copy the URL (Web address) of your source of information
and link it to the item (word/s).
(See examples below).
d. Follow Ms Nystrom's example on her MothersSide
and FathersSide pages.
Food
a. Brief introduction about foods that are typical of
your culture, but not so well known by others
b. Picture of one dish linked to image source (Web
page the image is from)
c. Caption below image - name of dish linked to a page
about that food
d. Picture of another dish linked to image source (For
an A or a B)
e. Caption below image - name of dish linked to a page
about that food
Music
a. Brief introduction about music that is typical of
your culture, but not so well known by others
b. One kind of music - the name is linked to a page about
that music
c. Another kind of music - the name is linked to a page
about that music (For an A or a B)
Language
a. Brief introduction about words or phrases that your
family uses or are typical of your culture
b. One word or phrase, with translation - the name is
linked to a page about that word
c. Another word or phrase, with translation - the name
is linked to a page about that word
(For an A or a B)
Art
a. Brief introduction about traditional
art that is typical of your culture
b. Picture of one item linked to image source
c. Caption below image - name of item linked to a page
about that item
d. Picture of another item linked to image source (For
an A or a B)
e. Caption below image - name of item linked to a page
about that item
Handicrafts
a. Brief introduction about traditional
handicrafts that are typical of your culture
b. Picture of one item linked to image source
c. Caption below image - name of item linked to a page
about that item
d. Picture of another item linked to image source (For
an A or a B)
e. Caption below image - name of item linked to a page
about that item
Celebrations
a. Brief introduction about traditional
celebrations that are typical of your culture
b. One traditional celebration
c. Picture - photo credit or linked to image source
d. Another traditional celebration (For
an A or a B)
e. Picture - photo credit or linked to image source
Holidays
a. Brief introduction about holidays that are typical
of your culture
b. One holiday
c. Picture - photo credit or linked to image source
d. Another holiday celebration (For
an A or a B)
e. Picture - photo credit or linked to image source
Famous/Important People in [my culture]
a. Brief introduction about one famous or important person
in
your culture
b. Picture about famous or important person linked to
image source
c. Brief introduction about another famous or important
person
in your culture (For an A or
a B)
d. Picture about this famous or important person linked
to image source
Lore/stories
a. Brief introduction about stories that are typical
of your culture
b. Below introduction a 2-column,
2-row table: Pictures in one column, stories in other column
c. Picture about one story linked to image source
d. Story or summary of story - name of story linked to
a page about that story
e. Picture about another story linked to image source
(For
an A or a B)
f. Story or summary of story - name of story linked to
a page about that story
Some Highlights of [My Culture's] History
Religion (optional)
What is the dominant (main) religion of your culture?
Does your family practice that religion?
Last updated: May 21, 2004