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Let GoPhoto Help You Scan Your Family Photos

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Do you have a box of old family photos that you have been meaning to archive, but haven’t gotten around to yet? There is a company called GoPhoto that can help you scan them, put them online, and even share them with your relatives, for just twenty-eight cents a scan. This could be the quick and easy solution that many genealogists are wishing for. You might be someone who gets a lot of pleasure out of searching through archives, finding birth certificates of ancestors, and photographing their headstones. This doesn’t necessarily mean that you will also enjoy sorting through a … Continue reading →

Identifying Relatives in an Old Photo

When researching your family tree, a good way to identify people and gain information is to start with the oldest family photo that you have. Take the photograph and number each person, then identify anyone in the photo that you already know. Next, take the photo and a notebook with you to your oldest living relative. Show that person the photo and write down the name and corresponding number of any person identified, as well as any other information given to you by your relative. My mother did this and found a lot of information this way. Sometimes the person … Continue reading →

A Fun Idea For Your Family Holiday Gathering

Old family photos are always fun to look at. This holiday season, why not try identifying some of the unfamiliar faces that appear in your family photographs – you know, the ones that various relatives have stashed in shoe boxes in their closets. Looking at the pictures is entertaining in and of itself, but if you or other relatives are able to put names to some of the faces, those old pictures will become a clearer part of the story of your family. If you are hosting family this holiday season, why not invite your guests to bring those shoe … Continue reading →

Scrapbooking Your Family Tree

During my genealogical research, I have accumulated quite a few old photos and heirlooms. Some I received from relatives, both near and far, and others I’ve had passed on to me specifically to include in my genealogy records. One elderly lady I met was so happy to give me some photos she had of my ancestors (who were also related to her in some manner) because she was afraid they would be thrown out after she died, since they didn’t have any meaning to her immediate family. I was honored to accept them. She passed away a few months ago. … Continue reading →

Printing and Framing your Family Tree

A lot of work goes into a finished family tree. There is a lot of time and research that goes into any family tree. Some people spend years completing a family tree. Many people spend months on their project. With a project of this magnitude, it is understandable that many families would want to print and frame their family tree. A beautifully printed family tree that is matted and framed is a great family heirloom. It can be displayed proudly by grandparents in their home and passed down to their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. There are many ways to … Continue reading →

Creating Your Pedigree Chart

A pedigree chart is a list that shows your parents, grandparents and great grandparents. You can expand the chart to show as many of your great grandparents as you can determine. You may find it difficult to list ancestors beyond your great grandparents. This depends on how much information you can obtain. Start with the information that your immediate family members have. Has someone in your family already completed a pedigree chart of their own? You may find that someone else in your immediate family has done the majority of the work that you were about to do. If you … Continue reading →

A Family Tree is a Work of Art

A lot of work goes into creating a family tree. It is something that you will cherish for years and pass on to your children and grandchildren. You have two options when creating your family tree. You can choose to use a “Descendant Tree” which displays a couple and the family that has been created from their union. Or you could use your great-grandparents and show their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The other option is to choose an “Ancestor Tree” which displays the couple, their children, and then shows the couple’s parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. There are several ways in … Continue reading →

Preserving Heirloom Documents

In addition to photographs, there are also several types of documents that family historians preserve. In the past, we kept documents in photo albums, the family Bible and in other books. However, with the choices in media today, we can now scan documents and make a DVD as well as save the original documents. Let’s look at what documents should be kept, how to preserve them and how to make a DVD of the documents. Copies of DVD’s can be shared with other family members. The original documents can be passed down to future generations. Heirloom Documents *Letters written to … Continue reading →

Preserving Memories

Along with the names, dates and facts on paper that come with creating our family tree and researching our ancestors are the memories that were made along the way. It is important to preserve memories as well. As a gift for each member of my family, my grandmother did something very special to preserve the memory of my grandfather, who passed away several years ago. She took his clothes and used the pieces to quilt blocks of Overall Bill. Instead of quilting the blocks together in a quilt, she put each Overall Bill on a canvas. She then had my … Continue reading →

A Family Tree is More Than a List of Names

A family tree can be a photo of a tree with names printed inside. I believe we’ve all seen those. I once tore one out of a magazine to fill out and keep in my book. The book I am referring to, however, is what I also call my “family tree.” I purchased the book to record information about my ancestors. I call it my “family tree,” but it is actually so much more. It contains names, dates and facts about family members, who lived before me. It also gives details about who my family members were, what they believed … Continue reading →