Last week we reviewed Root for Kids, a great genealogy primer for youth. This week we have another primer, for adults. Give Your Family a Gift That Money Can’t Buy: Record & Preserve Your Family’s History by Jeffrey A. Bockman covers all the basics needed for the novice to get started with family history research.
Bockman covers all the basics:
- Forms to record the basic facts
- Saving documents future researcher will need
- Identifying people in photographs
- Preservation
- Finding and telling family stories
- Conducting your own research
The book is organized for easy reading with plenty of example to help the begginer get started. If you know someone looking to get started with family history or hoping to help someone develop and interest in their families stories, then this book would help them in the process.
Table of Contents
Introduction
- About the author
- Introduction
Family Facts
- Identify family members and key events
- Recording information on standardized forms
- Family Group Sheet
- Ancestor Chart
Home Sources
- Supporting documents that help to provide the necessary proof
- List of what to use, keep, and preserve
- Important home sources
- Bockman family home sources
Photographs
- Help turn names and dates into real people
- Identify the people, the times, and the place
Preservation
- Saving items for future generations
- Paper & document preservation
- Photo preservation
Family Stories
- Can only be told by someone who was a part of it
- Timeline of events
- Bockman family history
Organizing It All
- Assembling all of the information
Family History Research
- How to start researching your family
- Vital records
- Wills & probate records
- Cemetery records
- Newspapers/obituaries
- Census records
- Other records
Our Family
- Title page
- Guidelines for filling in your forms
- Seven family group sheets
- Three ancestor charts
- Two timeline pages
- Notes
To order a copy, for yourself or as a gift, of Give Your Family a Gift That Money Can’t Buy: Record & Preserve Your Family’s History, please contact Family Roots Publishing; Item #AL001