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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 →

Getting Autographs For Your Family Photo

It was after my grandfather passed away that I realized I should have kept one of the many signed notes he used to leave on the kitchen table for me. That was what inspired me to do the project I’m going to tell you about now. I decided to take a family photo and enlarge it. I then took it to everyone featured in the photograph and had them sign it. It was a simple project to do, but in years to come, it will be something my child can look at and know that everyone was together and signed … Continue reading →

Preserving the Handiwork of Your Ancestors

As you search your family’s records, journals and possessions for genealogy information you may find beautiful things created or written by your family members. It is especially important to preserve and share these things with your family. There may be different ways that you can share these things with your family. Writing is the easiest thing to share. You can compile a book of the letters or poetry that was written by your ancestors. My aunt gave my father a framed copy of a poem that his father wrote. This has always been a special thing to my father and … 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 →