If you enjoy doing genealogy research but you wonder what kinds of things you can do with the information that you have diligently been digging up, you may want to put your research on hold for a bit and try doing a genealogy-related project. Creating a family tree to display in your home or give as a gift is a popular genealogy project, as are genealogy scrapbooks and written family histories.
There are plenty of products that are available to help you get started on any of these three projects. There is a huge selection of beautiful family tree templates that can bring your research out of your notebook and onto your wall. It might take you a few hours to decide which artful design will look best in your living room or on Aunt Nancy’s mantel, but the results will be well worth the effort that you put into finding a style that suits your family, putting your information into the family tree, and framing it.
Genealogy scrapbooks can be a great way to get the whole family interested in and familiar with your family history. Whether you use a genealogy scrapbooking kit, professional scrapbooking supplies, or more basic supplies is up to you. A genealogy scrapbook provides a way to expand upon the information in your family tree and capture images and words that describe the people, places, and events that are meaningful to your family. I like to think of family history scrapbooks as a combination of a family tree, a written family history, and a family photo album. If you give this project a try, I think that you will agree that it is a lot of fun to make and a lot of fun to share.
For the writer in you, there is a genealogy project that goes deeper than the names and dates on your pedigree chart. You can bring your ancestors’ stories to life and preserve them for future generations by writing a family history. There are so many ways to go about writing a family history, you might want to try a family history writing kit, interviewing living relatives to get their stories, or researching ancestors’ personal lives to get ideas for the pages of your family history book.
What genealogy project are you currently working on?
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