The Fate of Family history research when we die

[JohninSussex]

Mine is on Family Search. org. Put it on there about a year ago. Took me quite a long time under the direction of an expert. The major thing is to avoid duplications. Was on Personal Ancestral  File which is no longer supported.

Will we ever see "it was written out on paper, which is no longer supported"?
No.  We can still access parish records written 3-400 years ago, but we would have to search for ages to locate equipment to read a 5¼ inch floppy disk written less than 30 years ago. 
So I would agree with the advice given and in the first instance consult either the SOG or local county FH society.
 

[mckha489]

There has been some discussion about this on the SOG mailing list

conclusion was

"I spoke by phone with the SoG this morning. Unsurprisingly, they are short
of space and short of staff. However, my phone call was most productive. It
is clear that, at present, the SoG doesn't have space to accept everything
so, our cunning plan was for me to document a list of my old original
documents which (no guarantee) they might try to find space for. That is an
offer I was happy to accept.

Meanwhile, I will also digitise everything else (e.g. old letters from the
1930s). The SoG will accept the digitised version and, once they see the
content, can decide whether they would also like the paper copies (e.g.
correspondence from the 1930s).

I will be happy to be guided by their advice."

and

" a useful page on the SoG website. For those who
haven't seen it, it provides guidelines on how to prepare ones papers for
the SoG."

http://www.sog.org.uk/learn/share-your-knowledge/

[Regorian]

I checked first with Society of Genealogists, Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire History Hubs and all three were very keen to have it (Tree and illustrated narrative).

[Mowsehowse]

I have found local museums very eager to accept copies of trees relevant to the area, with supporting evidence.
Thus family with roots in South Devon and branches in Wales and Yorks have parts illustrating their own local families plus roots.

[iolaus]

Is there anyway the net can spread wider?  a distant relative may love to have it


I've been sent things by a second cousin twice removed who I only met through geneology and vice versa - it wouldnt surprise me if when she dies if myself or another cousin at a similar level weren't passed on her family history things