$10 Gift Ideas For the Genealogist

Featured Gift Ideas - Under $10:

Scrapbooking Your Family History by Laura Best - $9.95 - This colorful volume is dedicated to techniques for preserving precious ancestral memories through scrapbooking. With colorful and detailed illustrations it provides a wealth of practical and visual advice for genealogists interested in creating a cherished family heirloom. For a review of this book Click Here.

Mom's Favorite Photo Ornament- $6.99 - Send a genealogy memory to your loved ones with this enchanting photo Christmas tree ornament. The santa, snowman and reindeer design is made of pewter and accented with bronze, red and green glitter. Hand silk screened with "Mom's Favorite".

I Love Genealogy Mousepad-$7.99- You will be thought of happily whenever your loved one uses this mousepad. It's the perfect inexpensive yet much needed gift to give a genealogist.

Family Record 12x12 Scrapbook Paper -$2.25 - Surprise your family history scrapbooking enthusiast with several of these beautifully designed family tree pages. They are perfectly delightful for picturing each generation of the family tree.

Coby 1.5-Inch Digital Photo Keychain-$9.99-This digital picture frame has a 1.5 inch LCD full-color display and can store up to 60 pictures. Pictures are transferred to the device with a USB connection.

My Family & Me Kids' Scrapbook - $5.95 - This colorful scrapbook takes children through a journey of discovering their family history and recording their own memories. It includes fill-in prompts, spaces for photos, drawings, and journaling.

CD Photo Collection-under $10-Why not give your family the gift of photo memories? For an easy, and inexpensive, holiday gift, burn your favorite digital pictures onto a CD. If you don't already have a digital editing program, download Picasa 3 for free. With this program, you can create video slideshows, photo collages, and gift CDs. You can purchase blank CDs at Amazon.com. If you don't mind spending a few extra dollars you can even design a colorful label and affix it to the CD using the CD/DVD labeling system by Avery. We've used this product and find it very user friendly.

Family History Recording-under $10-Families treasure family stories and personal memories from the past. Why not record your personal memories, or those of older family members and share them with your family this year? For some helpful suggestions about how to get started, see our article in this newsletter Preserving Family Stories using a Digital Voice Recorder, or our previous articles on Writing Your Personal History, and Oral Histories: Conducting Interviews.

Legacy : A Step-By-Step Guide to Writing Personal History -You might find this book helpful if you are attempting to capture the life history of an elderly family member.

Holiday Family Newsletter-under $20-What would make a better gift for your loved ones this year than sharing family stories and news? Whether you want to start a family tradition, or just share the joys and blessings of the past year, a newsletter is a great way to keep in touch with the people you care about. Here are a few ideas to help you get started:

Printmaster Gold Version -$4.74 - can help you easily create your holiday newsletter on the computer with pre-designed templates, thousands of cliparts and photos, and user friendly editing tools that will allow you to personalize your project. You can also use Printmaster Gold Version to create greeting cards and stationary, as well as many other projects that will make this software a valuable tool even after the holidays are over.

You can also create and share a "Family Newsletter" through our MyTrees Online program. Select "My Account" on the main menu bar and then click "Edit My Family News". A login screen will appear. After you have logged in and added text in the editing box click the "Submit Your Family News" button. To share the "Family Newsletter" you will need to register a family password and give this password to family and friends along with your account number.

If you'd rather create your newsletter by hand, you can write it in any word processing program and add some festive spirit with holiday stationary from Amazon.com($8.95).

Family Photo With Glitter Ornament - $6.99 - Send a photo memory to your family that they will remember every time they decorate their Christmas tree. Made of zinc with a pewter finish and etched with the touching sentiment of: "The Spirit of Christmas is Family". This will be a keepsake your family will cherish.

Coat of Arms Key-chain - $6.95 - This double sided, full color key chain displays your family's surname, coat of arms, and motto. A fun way to display your love of family history.

Photo Address Labels - $4.99 - Why not help a fellow genealogist make a statement about the joy of family with every letter or package they send? These address stickers allow you to add a personalized touch to greeting cards and special packages. The rectangular stickers come in a set of 28, measure 2 5/8 x 1" and are self-adhesive. Available colors: Black/Blue/Brown/Green/Red/White

Family History: Artwork for Scrapbooks & Fabric-Transfer Crafts by Laura Best -$5.98- "Artwork for Family History" is one of the most usable lines of scrap and scrapbooking images available. This is a perfect gift for a genealogist seeking to preserve family traditions, photos, and stories through a treasured family scapbook.

Mom, Share Your Recipes - $9.99 - Genealogists will love saving those favorite family recipes and traditions by creating a family cookbook in this guided journal. Lined pages with question prompts help preserve memories of food, family and special times together. Hardcover, 92 pages. 8 3/4"long x 6 1/2" wide.

Farmer's Almanac 2012- $6.95 - Give some nostalgia this Christmas. The Farmer's Almanac published every year since 1792 is a fact-filled volume with everything from regional weather forecasts, planting tables, and recipes to remedies, pleasantries, and anecdotes. Hours of fascinating, informative reading. Softcover. 5 3/8" wide x 8" high.

Photo Computer Mouse Pad-$9.99- Send any photo, and they will enlarge and apply it to a rubber mousepad. A wonderful gift for any genealogist who spends a lot of time at the computer working on the family tree. Rectangle: 9 1/4" x 7 3/4". Round: 8" dia.

Family Picture Frame-$3.95-Help your family members celebrate their memories of loved ones with this 2.5" X 3.5" picture frame, bearing the word "Family" across the top.

KinScribe Cemetery Transcription Notepad-$4.95-Something for that tombstone hunter...Comes with 4 cemetery identification sheets, 100 tombstone transcription sheets, and 1 tip sheet.

Glass Ball Photo Ornament -$9.99-Display the most precious gifts on your Christmas tree - sweet smiles of family and friends! Your photo will be tranformed into a treasured keepsake, artfully encased in brilliant glass with image displaying from both sides. Send color or black & white photo (4" x 6" to 8" x 10"); photo will be returned with ornament. 2 5/8" diameter.

Grandma Picture Frame-$4.95-This 3.5" x 5.5" wooden frame would make a good gift for any grandmother. To make it even more special, include a photograph of grandma with her grandchildren.

Family Name Certificate-$5.95-A 10" x 10" certificate that celebrates family and home. The beautiful design and lettering would make it a handsome wall decoration or scrapbook page. Other heirloom certificates available include marriage and children.

The Kids' Family Tree Book by Caroline Leavitt-$5.95-This book would be a great gift for the young genealogists in your family. It provides fun research ideas and creative projects to get kids interested in their family history.

American Country Tree Print - $7.95 - This decorative pedigree chart shows 7 generations and includes 196 labeled spaces. The chart measure 17" x 22" and would make a lovely addition to any home.

Ceramic Tile with Coats of Arms - $8.95 - This small ceramic tile is a great way to display your love of family history in your home. It depicts your surname's Coat of Arms with Family Crest in full color.

Make Your Own Book with Picaboo-$9.99-Create your own book of photos and memories with Picaboo. The process is simple: download their free software, add photos and text, and order a printed copy. A great way to do a photo album or memory book for your family and friends. You can order a wide range of sizes and bindings to fit your needs. Prices start at $9.99.

God Bless Our Family, Chart Record - $8.95 - This elegant chart would make a thoughtful gift for any family member. Rich colors and Victorian designs surround areas where important family events (births, marriages, and deaths) can be recorded. There are eight scenes of family life in oval frames around the charts that can be left as they are, or can be personalized with family photographs.

LightWedge Pocket Magnifier-$9.99-A lightweight 3X pocket magnifier with a powerful LED light. Perfect for carrying in a pocket or purse to assist in reading those old records and small print books.

Digitize Old Photos or Video with iMemories -$0.49 per photo, $9.99 per videotape-Help perserve those precious family moments with iMemories. They'll take your photographs and home movies and convert them into a digital format, making it easier to perserve and share your memories with family and friends.

PNY Attache III 4 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive - $7.99 - This 4 GB flash drive would be useful for any genealogist who uses a computer for their research. It allows you to store, transport, and share pictures and files from one computer to another. Its small size makes it easy for you take your files with you wherever you're researching.

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