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General Design Links:
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Margins |
Photos |
Title
Do add other things besides text!
Books can be dry facts, or the most wonderful and engaging non-fiction historical account. However, it's always nice to "spice up" the text with other items.
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family photos - portraits and/or snap shots |
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Historical photos from local, regional or national archives |
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artwork - drawings, paintings, sketches |
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clip art - historical and decorative design elements such as dividers |
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keepsakes |
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different bullets (this page is an example) |
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Text items beyond your data:
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This date in history... |
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Factoids, did you know, and "trivia" |
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newspaper items - both actual news and advertisements |
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"academic" history - history that influenced but not directly touched the family |
Some interesting items we has seen go
into genealogy and family history books include:
WWII Ration book and what was
left of the family stamps, listing of cemeteries (and locations) in the book, advertisements
from family business, personalized maps, Railroad Card, photos of boot camp (including the bugler), military
unit and group photos, documents, etc. Anything that someone may have
(or currently do today) kept in/for a scrapbook should be considered.
This area will be growing, so check back often. If you have a suggestion, let us know and we may just publish it here - crediting the source, of course!
For information
on this subject and more, order our book:
G5505-$10.00 WRITING Family
History Or Genealogy For Pleasure and Profit, by Gregath Company, Inc.,
*updated* 2008. ISBN: 0-944619-00-2, 8½x11",
softbound book, 126 pages, suggestions & examples of all facets of your project
for the typist and/or computer user.
Also available on disk.
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