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eLearning Series: Geneology
My Family Tree is Important to Me
( 50 articles in this series )
Genealogy
Gifts That Reflect the Family Tree
What to give the person who has everything….hmmmm,
how about the gift of heritage? Researching your family tree
has become very popular, raising interest in many people as
to where their ancestors came from, how they got here, and
what they were doing. With that in mind, here are a few gift
ideas that will help a person along the way in reflecting a
family tree.
1)
Family tree research software. In the old days hundreds
of hours of research in the library, cross checking and cross
referencing, would be required to do what simple, inexpensive
software can help you do these days. Anyone involved in genealogy
will appreciate a good family tree research program. Most programs
are user friendly and intuitive.
2)
A coat of arms. If your family is in any
of the lines that offer a crest, or heraldry, then a reproduction
to hang on
your wall will make a great addition to family room décor.
There are a great many reputable companies that specialize
in reproducing coats of arms. If your family has one, then
it will be appreciated for years to come.
3)
A family history. Many times genealogy researchers compile
family histories telling the story of a particular family from
their first trip from the old country to the new world. If
a history of your family has been compiled, it may be available
for purchase and will be an heirloom the whole family will
enjoy reading.
4)
A history of surnames. Where did your name come from? How
about your wife’s name? What is your mother’s maiden name?
A history of surnames provides fascinating reading.
5)
A collection of old photographs. If you are an active family
tree researcher you are probably also a collector of old photos,
and may have many that could duplicated, or even scanned and
put into electronic form. Giving a person a collection of old
photos of family members, with captions identifying the family
members is sure to be appreciated and really won’t cost you
very much to put together. You just need to scan the photos,
add identification captions, print them out on nice glossy
paper, and insert them in a low cost photo album. This will
be a conversation starter for years and something that will
probably be passed down among the generations.
All of these will make great gifts for anyone interested in
genealogy. Other possible gifts would include a family bible,
to be used to keep your own records for the future; a subscription
to a good genealogy magazine that would provide hours of fun
filled reading every month for a year; tuition for classes
in history or research at the local university or community
college to help a genealogist enhance knowledge and skills;
or how about taking that old photo of your great grandmother
and having it reproduced into a large enough to hang portrait?
Genealogy used to be thought of as a stuffy hobby for people
who liked to hang out in dusty libraries and back rooms, but
these days it is a hobby the whole family can enjoy. One great
thing about genealogy study is that it can help your children
get an appreciation of history. If you’ve traced your own family
history for instance back to the Oklahoma land rush, then watching
a movie about the Oklahoma Sooners will be fun for the whole
family. If you know you had ancestors in the Civil War, then
watching North and South, or any movie that covers the time
period will be appreciated and bring history to life. If you
have a relative who was living in New York during the 1890’s
then a movie covering that time period would be interesting.
If you know what your own ancestors were doing during a particular
time period, you have a good understanding of what you might
have been doing yourself during that period had you been alive.
Passing this love of history, and imaginative way of looking
at things on to your children will serve them well in years
to come and allow them to get a head start on many of their
classes. Giving the gift of genealogy will help them, and provide
you will a sense of well being and enjoyment. Enjoy.
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by SolveYourProblem.com
: 2006
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