In the past, Christmastime for a genealogist may have consisted of writing that yearly letter to a distant cousin or even some close relatives. I still write that yearly letter myself, though nowadays it’s usually done through email. I still have a cousin or two who are not computer savvy. For those individuals I still write an old fashioned letter and send it via snail mail.
Christmastime for a genealogist may also be one for sharing ones research to our children, grandchildren and other relatives. But what gifts can a genealogist give to pass down their family heritage? Or if you are looking for a gift for the genealogist in your life, what can you get them? Before I go any further, I want to be up front with you. The following providers I have an affiliation to. They do offer a wide arrangement of gifts to pass on ones heritage to the next generation. For that, I get a very small commission off of any purchase. This helps pay for my hosting fees and other costs in order to maintain this website. Below are two ideas about making your photos into a family history gift.
Although it is only October and we’re talking about Genealogy Gifts for Christmas, three months may be what is necessary for the first idea. You can create your family history album at Mixbook.com
. At Mixbook, you can upload your family photos to create a customized family history memory book. Mixbook has template pages for pedigrees with photos and more. If you decide to check it out and see what they have, you will need to create an account, which is free. You can choose the size of your book and then choose a theme. You’ll want to choose the family history theme. After that, upload your pictures and start adding them to the book. I plan to do this for an upcoming event in my family.
There are still more ideas to do with your old family photos. You can take that old photo of your great grandparents or the old homestead and turn it into a gift at MailPix.com Photo Gifts
. The photo Christmas Ornament and Puzzle are my favorites to show off some old family photos. There are also photo mouse pads, coasters, keepsake boxes and even a fleece blanket. If you are just looking for someone to print your digital images, MailPix can also do that.
The BCG Genealogical Standards Manuel is a must for the professional and amateur genealogist who is striving for research which meets the Genealogical Proof Standard.
The first section of the book defines Research Standards and what it takes to make your research adhere to the Genealogy Proof Standard. It goes through Data Collection Standards, Evidence Evaluation Standards and Compilation Standards. The reading is rather textual as you might find in a college text book or manual. When I was reading and going over the material I found it helpful in my research. It was however a very boring read. It didn’t keep my interest very long and I could only read a little at a time.
The next section of the book deals with teaching standards. Since I am not a professional genealogist, I did not have a whole lot of interest in this section, but still was able to read through the section. It had the same college textbook feeling. It covered Standards for Lecturing, Instructors and Educational Writers. Another small section for continuing Education Standards follows the teaching standards section.
Most of the pages in the book are dedicated to Appendixes. The appendixes include The Genealogists Code, The Board for Certification of Genealogists, and a series or appendixes of examples for specific types of research projects. Since I have recently been contemplating getting into genealogy professionally, I found the appendixes with sample letters particularly interesting. They go through a standard of what a letter would look like to a prospective client.
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A number of churches from the second volume of Frederick W. Bailey’s Early Connecticut Marriages have been loaded into our index. The following churches have been added;
- New London
- Lebanon
- Thompson
- Plainfield
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The Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc. will be having a free genealogy luecture on September 22, 2012. The lecture will be held at the Stamford Historical Society located at 1508 High Ridge Road, Stamford, Connecticut. Registration begins at 10:00am and the lecture starts at 10:30am.
Nora Gavin will be presenting “Research with Probate Records”. Nora is a professional genealogist. She specializes in Connecticut, New York and Irish Research. A pdf brochure about the lecture is available on the societies website.
