Scrapbook your geneology

People have a natural curiosity about the world, things and people. What better way to discover more about yourself though your family tree! Scrapbooks have become popular with people who want to know where they came from, their culture, and who they may be related to. Although it is a lot of work to research, it can be very rewarding when it is complete, especially when all the information is gathered in one place.

 To get you started, of course, the internet is best place to do so. Here are a few links to go to:

1. Ancestry (www.ancestry.com.au)
2. Family Search (www.familysearch.org)
3. Genealogy Database Network (www.genealogy.com)
4. World Gen Web Project (www.worldgenweb.org)
5. Surname Web (www.surnameweb.org)
6. The National Archives and Records Administration (www.nara.gov)

When starting a new scrapbook on this topic, remember to make sure they are acid & lignin free, especially if you chose to use original photos in your work. There will be many older pictures that you are going to put into this binder along with any old news clippings or other items that have discolored with age.

Because you are dealing with past history of people that you may not have actual memorabilia from, it is wise to design illustrations, copy and paste of articles that are gotten from the internet or other sources. If you are lucky enough to trace one of your past relative ties, you may want to request some memorabilia from them.

Even if you did not get any memorabilia from anyone in the family tree, quite often you can recreate past news clippings of that period in which your past relative lived through. Of course, journaling is a must to explain who and where about your past relatives.