Composing and Printing a Family History
or compile a family history o a journal. Learning a few simple tips can
dramatically improve the quality of your book. You will learn how to save time,
money and make this an enjoyable adventure.
How and where to get started – make it easy on yourself.
Suggested topics for you to share and write about.
Adding photos to your book – format and size considerations.
Easy ways to flow text around photos..
Why you should create a CD/DVD to go with the book.
Things to avoid that will help save your sanity!
Determining how much it will cost to print your book.
Easy ways to get others to help you.
Formatting examples and suggestions.
Taking your book to the printer do’s and don’ts.
Archiving and preservation.
Money saving tips.
Questions welcome.
Heritage Collector Software
Converting Old Tape Recordings and Working With Sound
preserve and record sound. Enrich Your History With Sound.Adding oral narrative
to a slide show or a photo adds interest to family history. Hearing the voices
of parents, grandparents, relatives and children will be a real treat for your
children and grandchildren while introducing them to their ancestors. Time is
running out! Old tapes deteriorate more each day. Tapes wear each time they are
played. Tape players jam, damage, and destroy old recordings without warning.
Editing, recording and converting old tapes is easier than you think. After
this class you will wonder why you were so afraid and waited so long to do
something so fun!
Using Calendars and Storybooks to Increase Interest and Share
Family History
of our children and relatives as we attempt to share family history. Often the
problem is “their past history” of trying to plow through many dry pages of
dates and names looking for something of interest. Therefore it’s not easy for
us to convince others that we have some new and interesting things to share
with them. We have a fun solution to this problem.
ways to entice your children and relatives to take a look at some of the new
things you have created. You will learn how to create interesting family
history calendars and storybooks that are enhanced with family photos and oral
stories.
Smart Phone Family History Class
harder with a smart phone!
about the new phones.This is the time and place to learn. If you are thinking
about getting a new phone, this is the class for you.
This class will show you how to get your kids and grandkids to help you
with family history while having some fun at the same time. Learn how you can
use a tripod and how to get video and audio files from your phone.We have two
handouts that will be very helpful for you to study during and after the class.