How to Preserve -- History of Routledge Surname 15th to 18th Centuries

dianeredfern1

I wish to preserve my research on this surname. Would FamilySearch or LDS be interested in having a publication on file? I can self-publish in both e-book and or print-ready format.

The story begins with a short preamble, then follows with a chronology of the historical events that document the life and times of this one ordinary family starting in 1400s Roxburghshire Scotland and proceeding across the globe over 300 years. Currently, it includes about 20,000 words, with 150+ sourced citations, and hundreds of Wikipedia links to related events, people, and places.

I would very much appreciate any advice on how I might preserve this ancestral record for the sake of posterity and use by future researchers.

Diane Redfern (nee Routledge Schmid)

MaureenE123

I am not connected with FamilySearch.

You could up upload the book file to the Internet Archive (Archive.org) as a Community Text. There are many books of a genealogy nature already available within the Internet Archive, and many people use it as a source.

Many books uploaded also exist in a print version, but that is not necessary. You can upload your own book.

https://archive.org/details/opensource?tab=about

See the Internet Archive Help articles https://help.archive.org/help/category/archive-org/uploading/

Most book files are uploaded as pdfs, but in the event you had a series of images this link tells you how to proceed https://help.archive.org/help/how-to-upload-scanned-images-to-make-a-book/

I made the same suggestion to another person in this Community who had been wanting to upload a file to Memories, but the file size was too big for FamilySearch. She sent me a message saying she was very pleased with the resulting book file on the Internet Archive.

Maile L

Moderator note - moved to General Questions

dianeredfern1

Thanks to MaureenE123. That is helpful.

Paul W

@dianeredfern1

Also, I wonder if the Borders Family History Society might be interested in your work?

I was a member for a time, as I have branches of my ancestry that I trace back to Roxburghshire and Berwickshire. They don't appear to make it too easy to contact them (especially in my case, as I don't use Facebook or Twitter!), but here is a link to the Home page of their website:

See https://bordersfhs.org.uk/

dianeredfern1

Thank you Paul W. That is worth a try.