Scrapbooking Your Family History

Download or read book Scrapbooking Your Family History written by Maureen Taylor and published by Betterway Books. This book was released on 2003-11-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This voume shows scrapbookers and beginner genealologists how to uncover their ancestry and display it in a heritage album. Readers will learn to: find and identify family photographs; put their ancestors into historical perspective; interpret historical documents and more.

Download or read book Scrapbooking Your Family History written by Laura Best and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genealogist Laura Best follows up her well-received "Genealogy for the First Time"(R) with a colorful volume dedicated to techniques for preserving precious ancestral memories through scrapbooking. Use those vintage photos, uncovered documents, and newly-found family stories to create scrapbooked family trees and pedigree charts, eight generation treatments, depictions of holidays and family reunions through the years, and histories of family homesteads. Inscribe notes on ancestors' occupations and hobbies, anecdotes, celebrations, and sad moments: every memory worth passing on to children, grandchildren, and generations to come. The page designs all draw on color schemes and images common to various time periods, and there are also techniques for displaying the scrapbooked material in shadow boxes and frames.

Download or read book Creating Keepsakes written by Creating Keepsakes Books and published by Leisure Arts. This book was released on 2007 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doesnt everyone have that one scary closet stuffed with years worth of family photos and memorabilia? And dont we all have the best intentions of doing something with all of it some day?

Download or read book What's a Photo Without the Story? written by Hazel Thornton and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-11-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think you don't have stories to tell? Of course you do. Everyone does! In this book you will learn how to: Tell your family stories Enhance your stories by adding photos and details Leave a legacy, not a burden Identify mystery photos Investigate family legends Dig deeper & climb higher on your family tree Do as much or as little as you like! Each section includes activity choices: Low effort (Do this if nothing else.) Medium effort (Your family will thank you.) High effort (Ask for help if you need it.) A professional organizer and genealogist helps you tell the stories of your photos, family, and things. Get started by clicking the Buy Now button at the top of the page. "At last, a clear, easy to read, and engaging book that will help you uncover the stories hiding in your family photo collection. Hazel brings to life her own stories and takes the mystery out of genealogy research. This book is an excellent resource for anyone ready to tackle this project and meets the promise Hazel makes in her introduction: I've never met a person who didn't have a story worth telling. Everyone has a story, and this book will help you tell yours!" Cathi Nelson CEO / Founder The Photo Managers

Download or read book Simple Scrapbooks written by Stacy Julian and published by Primedia Scrapbooking. This book was released on 2000 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boxes of family photographs may invite conflicting feelings of joy and guilt--how to assemble all of those pictures in a meaningful way for the entire family to enjoy? Julian's new book will inspire the scrapbook enthusiast regardless of skill level to try something different: a simple scrapbook.

Download or read book Write Your Family History: Easy Steps to Organize, Save and Share written by Stephen Szabados and published by Stephen Szabados. This book was released on 2014-04-09 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing a family history does not have to be an overwhelming task. This book outlines a simple process that will aid your research and create pages of information that can be read and understood by all family members. Your research will become faster and more accurate and your family can enjoy the family history. Remember, our writing should go beyond finding documents and filling in charts. Hopefully, the methods discussed in this book will show the reader a simple format that will make this task much easier. You may be reluctant to write down these stories because you do not consider yourself a writer. Our ancestors were ordinary people. Why should we write about them? All of our immigrant ancestors contributed to America’s history and their stories should be saved for our grandchildren. Our family histories should give clues of their roles and this will help us understand our roots.

Download or read book Digital Scrapbooking written by Maria Given Nerius and published by Lark Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s the next phase in the scrapbooking craze! And this creative resource is the first of its kind—the first to focus on the use of computer hardware and software to unlock an exciting range of creative possibilities. Crafters will explore the many ways digital elements can add pizzazz to their scrapbooks: they’ll learn to manipulate pictures with photo/image editing software, use scanners to create themed background papers, and draw on clip art for decorative accents. Going even further into the brave new world, there’s information on creating all-digital pages, putting together a slideshow on computer, and pooling various techniques to stage a “digital family reunion.”