Genealogy Chat

The Reader's Digest books contains:- First section in outer folder - just photograph album - with 6 double sided hard cardboard and 36 different shaped slots and sizes to put photo's in. Separate record book that slots inside folder size roughly 11" x 9" - I'll just put in the index of what' sections are in it. Our Family, Husband's genealogy, Wife's genealogy, Our children, Our grandchildren & descendants, Husband's ancestral chart, Husband's family, Husband's parents family Husband's grandparents fathers side, husband's grandparents others side Husband's great grandparents. Wife's ancestral chart - same as above. Family weddings,religious activities, our places of worship, In memoriuam. Our homes, where our ancestors lived, schools and graduations, clubs and organisations, companies we have worked for or owned? Military service records, special friends, our pets, family cars, special things, collections and heirlooms, Family sports, family hobbies and pastimes, family vacations, family reunions, Oral family history, extraordinary events. Illness, vital statistics, children's growth chart, ancient family history. Our family tree poster going back to great grandparents but also including aunts and uncles, cousins and 2nd cousins and our children and nephews and nieces with a subdued rose background. Size 16.5" x 21.5" Also a sheet with some useful addresses for US, Australia and UK. Definitely a lovely present for someone but cost nearly £15 from Amazon with post and packing. Also Past Times had 2 beautiful books aimed at grandparents/grandchild for about £10 few months back - not sure if they are still in stock.

I used to work in a bargain book shop and we quite often had the Family tree books for sale.

thanks everyone!

Hi Lucia I was looking for the very same thing a few months ago, and someone on here recommended a really good one. It's the Reader's Digest 'My Family Tree' and I managed to order one from Amazon (around £10 I think). My sister-in-law never knew her grandparents and knowing that I had access to websites etc, she asked for my help. I found quite a bit of info and I have filled in lots of the book; it's for her birthday tomorrow, so I hope she likes it! Mandy :)

I have one unused and probably never likely to. I prefer to make my own books. I was thinking of listing it on ebay

Lucia I too have been looking. There are some on Amazon. I also got one (unused) in a charity shop recently. But they tend to have rigid details - I have one I am using for rough notes and info, but it doesn't have enough space for some details, and then pages and pages about religious services when I am from a line of agnostics/atheists. So I have decided I will buy a blank hardback book with lines in it and do my own filling in so there will be enough space. After all some of my relatives have over 10 children and others have none! There's a reasonable range of such books with a variety of cover designs in most stationery shops. nell

Is there anywhere I can buy a blank family history book, where I can record details of my family tree? I would like to send one to my grandmother for Christmas. Lucia