Adding life to Family Historyhttp://ancestry.com/library/view/ancmag/5081.asp

It is only natural for family historians to want to share what they learn and find with others.

This is what sets family historians apart from other hobbyists.

Many ways to share Family HistoryFamily quiltsFamily Photos and ArtFamily AreaFamily CookbooksFamily TraditionsCemeteriesInterviewsFamily TripsFamily ReunionsFamily AssociationsFamily Web SitesFamily History Books

Family quilts

Family Pedigree QuiltMake a quilt for each child with their:

Birth and placePicture of the birth placePicture of parents, grandparents and great grandparents

There are techniques that allow you to print pictures on fabric for this project

Family Photos and Art

Photo books of our ancestorsScrap booksSome people can even do paintings from old photosLook at the activities that took place in the old photos

Family Area

Is there a place in your home that could be dedicated to your ancestors

An ancestor room with all your family photos Family collectables (clocks, jewelry, paintings, dishes etc.)

One family had an old jewelry store display case to put mementos in

Family Cookbooks

Old recipes from the pastCan you imagine what they can tell you of your ancestors likes and dislikes.

They provide an interesting glimpse into the lives of our people

Family Traditions

What traditions are you creating in your family?Use old traditionsCreate new traditionsIt is good to write a paragraph or two about the traditions origin.

Cemeteries

Get a cemetery mapTake pictures of the headstonesOn the map mark all your ancestors grave sites and the locationsHighlight each site on your map

Interviews

Types of interviewsCassette tapeVideoWritten

Create a multi-media presentation of your ancestorsJust think in 50 years what you would be leaving your ancestorsRemember to do your history also

Family Trip

Sites to your ancestors historyLessons in geography and history, what better way to learn history.

Fewer experiences in family history can match the thrill of walking the soil of your ancestral homeland.

Family Reunions

Get to know your relativesImmediate familyAunts, uncles, cousinsDistant relatives: great aunts, uncles and cousins

Book “Your Family Reunion: How to Plan it, Organize it and Enjoy it” by George G. Morgan

Family Associations

Join a family associationCookKimball

If you don’t have an organization start one!

Public libraries have a book in their reference section listing known family associations.

Family Web Sites

This is a way to open up the door to other family members

Great way to share data and informationGreat way to find distant relatives

Can be a single page, large web site

MyFamily.com

Family History Book

Publish those histories you doRemember to donate one to the Church Family History Library for others to find the copy

Ways to put the book togetherSpiral bindHard bindLoose leaf binder

Schaffer Binding 300 West 14 or 15 South

Family History research is not like other hobbies.

Create some type of project and get it out there for others to see.