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Ancestry/Genealogy

grasswire

(50,130 posts) Sun Mar 10, 2013, 10:28 PM Mar 2013

Have you prepared a hard copy of your genealogy research for your family? [View all]

I am thinking of putting together a presentation to give to family members that can be an heirloom -- one copy for each cousin. It would have illustrations of coats of arms, copies of articles, the tree, written sketches of significant persons, etc.

I am wondering if any of you have put together something like this.

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Have you prepared a hard copy of your genealogy research for your family? [View all] grasswire Mar 2013 OP

I did all the work on a computer applegrove Mar 2013 #1

wow, lots of aspects I have never considered! grasswire Mar 2013 #2

I just reread a printout of text I input applegrove Mar 2013 #4

A member of my family uses Ancestors.com JDPriestly Mar 2013 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Apr 2013 #21

Nope bluedave Mar 2013 #5

If I were your relative and received one of your presentations as a gift..... Little Star Mar 2013 #6

I don't know anything about Family Tree Maker. grasswire Mar 2013 #9

Exporting your data from Ancestry is simple csziggy Mar 2013 #14

I had planned to do so for Christmas Sherman A1 Mar 2013 #7

well if we print out everything relevant, then maybe it doesn't matter.... grasswire Mar 2013 #8

I included our family genealogy yellerpup Mar 2013 #10

sorry to hear about that, pup grasswire Mar 2013 #11

I'd be excited to have Vikings yellerpup Mar 2013 #12

tell us about your Viking ancestors. I ran out of data in the 1700s. RILib May 2013 #34

Some info can be tricky No Vested Interest May 2013 #23

There were plenty of good reasons not to admit yellerpup May 2013 #25

that is not a surprise yellerpup CountAllVotes May 2013 #29

Hi, CAV! yellerpup May 2013 #31

Oh I love kittehs CountAllVotes May 2013 #32

My Mom put together her research for her side of the family in 1969 csziggy Mar 2013 #13

so much good info here! grasswire Mar 2013 #15

If you wait until you "finish" your research, you'll never get around to sharing it csziggy Mar 2013 #16

are you doing collateral lines? grasswire Mar 2013 #17

I do some - it's been necessary csziggy Mar 2013 #18

genealogy research is the antidote to boredom! grasswire Mar 2013 #19

Genealogy is better entertainment than soap operas! csziggy Mar 2013 #20

There's an interesting one in my fam in 1600s Massachusetts. grasswire Apr 2013 #22

My cousin did this for my mother's side of the family CountAllVotes May 2013 #24

Many are not interested at this time No Vested Interest May 2013 #26

the info. I have is really priceless CountAllVotes May 2013 #27

I have not done well in locating the locations, etc. of my Irish No Vested Interest May 2013 #28

Griffith's Valuation of Ireland CountAllVotes May 2013 #30

Yes, really, really do this. RILib May 2013 #33