The Complete Guide to Creating Heritage Scrapbooks

by Taylor, Maureen

• ISBN13: 9781892127228
• ISBN10: 1892127229
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: F & W Media Inc

Summary

Readers will learn to preserve those precious family memories in a one-of-a-kind heritage album. This informative book will guide them through the process of researching their family history, protecting old photos and memorabilia and creating stunning scrapbooks that are sure to become family treasures

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(2)
Getting Ready	8	(8)
Daily Life	16	(24)
Heritage journaling questions	19	(7)
Advice on how to obtain photos from others	26	(11)
What if I don't have photos or memorabilia? Ways to meet the challenge	37	(3)
Celebrations	40	(18)
Sources for finding genealogical information	49	(9)
In Times of War	58	(16)
Obtaining government records	66	(8)
Across the Generations	74	(20)
Documenting your genealogical records	87	(6)
Photographing your 3-D memorabilia	93	(1)
Portraits and Family Trees	94	(28)
Integrating stepfamilies and adoptions into family trees	99	(8)
Using your computer to research genealogy	107	(13)
Organizing your genealogical research	120	(2)
Glossary and Web Site Reference Guide	122	(1)
Web Site and Book Reference Guide	123	(1)
Additional Instructions, Sources and Credits	124	(4)
Index	128