gift ideas for someone into genealogy?

Answer 1

When my mum died I was determined that I would make each of my siblings a book of memories. I presented them with their books on the first anniversary of her death. I took photos of lots of the places where mum had taken us all as kids like parks and places that mum loved, our home where we all grew up and things like that. The most special picture for me was the house where my mum was born and the the schools she went to, there wasn't a dry eye in the house when I gave them out and there is so much family history in each book.

Answer 2

I would agree with the gift subscription to one of the more prevalent ancestry organizations. Ancestry.com is one. NEGS is another. Being able to access Heritage Quest Online would be a great advantage if they don't already have that ability. All that takes is a library card from a participating Public Library.

Or you could find out if there is some genealogy software that the person wants and doesn't have.

Having a plaque made with the persons direct line of ancestors on it might be nice. I once saw a wall hanging that was a tree. On each leaf of the tree the person had engraved a name of one of their grandparents then great grandparents, then great great grandparents and so on. It was beautiful but very expensive, I am sure. Perhaps on a smaller scale and if the person is a female, you could present them with a charm bracelet and on each charm have the initials of one of their ancestors. If the person is a male, a money clip with the initials of his father, Grandfather, GreatGrandfather and so on.

Doing genealogy work is such an individualized *experience* that it is hard for us to tell you what the perfect gift would be. We would need to know how far this person has advanced into their genealogy experience.

The last thought would be to pay for a membership to the local genealogical society that holds their main interest. These memberships are usually fairly inexpensive and lifetime memberships can usually be purchased for a couple of hundred dollars, or less.

Good Luck.. I hope you find the perfect gift for them.

Answer 3

There are services out there that do nice scrapbooks for family history, including pictures, stories, pedigree charts, etc. This could be a great gift--though it's a little tough because they might find more material later that they then cannot include in the scrapbook.

You could make a genealogy website for them and help them with it so they can share their family history, if they haven't already done so. There are some sites, like http://www.familypulse.org , that do a great job, don't require much HTML-type knowledge and aren't that expensive.

Good luck,
Dave

Answer 4

Someone recommended a family coat of arms.
Don't be taken in by coat of arms peddlers. They are all over the internet.
Unless a person has documented proof that they are directly descended from the person to whom the coat of arms was issued, they are not entitled to it.
There are no laws in the United States re heraldry and a person is free to display one if they wish but it is like putting up a picture of a famous person with their surname and claiming him as their direct ancestor whether they know he is or not.
If the person who is in genealogy knows anything about it, they will know that it is phony.

The companies on the internet will sell you one based on just a surname. Not everyone with the same surname come from the same root. Actually there are many coats of arms with the same surname as they were issued to different individuals with that name. Lewis for instance has about 200.

I believe some people who make suggestions about buying a coat of arms or sending a link as to where to find a coat of arms are unaware of the rules of heraldry. However, I believe some work for companies that peddle coats of arms or own companies that peddle them.

My feelings about these people are they are descendants of snake oil salesmen.

Answer 5

how about a geographical dictionary. somehow I happened upon one which I keep close at hand. Sometimes you have a place but haven't a clue as to county or country. having this book will help without having to leave your site and surf for further info on your place of question

this is from Amazon.com

Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition by Merriam-Webster (Hardcover - April 1997)
Buy new: $32.95 $21.75 49 Used & new from $3.50

Answer 6

hi

i think you can give them oil painting from their photo means turn their photo in oil painting it will create nice impression on them.

Capture that special moment.turn it into a masterpiece that will last forever!

i suggest u to look at this site i think it will help u,

A great idea for a personal and unique gift is a handmade painting made from a photo that you send.

Check out this site: http://www.portrait2000.com

The prices are reasonable and the outcome is amazing.

Answer 7

A subscription to Ancestry.com or another genealogy website.

Answer 8

my mom bought a family tree of gem stones one year when i was a girl. it was set in wood and the names were inscribed into a page (square) of the most beautiful gold ( you can use any other substance) and each of the names were accompanied with their birthstones, which , in the end formed a sparkling tree of ancestors, grandpaps, aunts ...FAMILY> .. i was thinking maybe you could do it with a thick tapestry for beauty on a budget

Answer 9

Something I'm giving my daughter I found on Martha Stewart crafts. You have to make it yourself but who ever you give it to will love it. I found a barn wood shadow box at Hobby Lobby which makes it look old. It is so cool that I'm going to make myself one

Its a shadowbox family tree.

Answer 10

Make a beautiful scrapbook with room for lots of family stories to be documented for many generations to come.

Or find a beautiful "family Bible" with plenty of space for documenting many generations of your family.