I have spent a lot of time researching and now I want to present some of that information to my family. What are some low cost ways of doing that?
2006-12-04 06:23:01 · 4 answers · asked by Gypsy Girl 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
If you have the history in Family tree maker or some other program. Print it out and have sets run and put them in booklet form (Like report folders for school) We used 1 inch notebooks when doing this a few years ago. Red (Christmas colored) folders would be neat. No one could lose them.
We used dividers for families. Then we ran copies of wedding photos and fiftieth anniversary photos to add to each family.
You can use the acid free plastic sleeves from the office supply store. (this will make it more expensive, depending on how many sets your going to make). Or if you use the report folders, you could use the stick on rings for the holes and you could avoid using the plastic sleeves.
The costs wouldn't be too bad. Notebooks, sleeves, copying. The shipping or perhaps personal delivery.
If I remember correctly we did 27 and shipped them all around the country.
Congratulations on your hard work, been there and am still doing that. I think I have recently passed 2200 family members. I am an only daughter and have all of the family photos also.
Whew, what a job!!!! Good Luck.
2006-12-04 08:51:36 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would take a bit of time, but you could always make a scrapbook of the information that you find along with any coats of arms, pictures of where you came from, maps, and pictures of any prominent family members or activities your family participated in. That way you get a tangible gift that is readable and has a little bit more insight than just a book with a genealogy. Pictures, maps, and various other aspects specific to your family may even get the rest of your family interested in the history behind your family and increase their desire to learn more about their own past.
2006-12-04 06:29:11 · answer #2 · answered by milites 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Put a scrapbook together. Add some photos, maps maybe, photocopy any interesting documents you may have found in your search and present it as your family's story.
2006-12-04 06:26:12 · answer #3 · answered by Sandie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Family tree maker software and I think there might be a familytreemaker.com, search yahoo for it and I'm sure you'll find something!!
2006-12-04 06:26:17 · answer #4 · answered by steve 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋