Family History With Your Digital Camera

Use your digital camera as a family history tool.
1. Take photos of gravestones
2. Take photos of ancestral homes
3. Take pictures of family heirlooms
4. Take photos of records and documents
5. Take photos of family and friends
6. Take photos of localities where your ancestors lived and worked

Thank you to Beth Snow for sharing this family history tip.

Organize all these photos using Heritage Collector Suite, your complete family history management system.

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Resource Wednesday--Heritage Collector Suite, a MUST HAVE!

Resource Wednesday

Heritage Collector Suite

Your complete Family History Management System

I highly recommend this resource, I have seen it demonstrated more than once, and I can't wait to get started using it regularly this coming year!

When I first saw the features of this product, I sought out the owners and asked if we could do business together.  I met Marlo Schuldt and his wife, Leanna, at our last
AZ Family History Expo in Mesa.  Once again, I was "sold".  They are the nicest people and have an amazing product.

Here are some details:

Heritage Collector Makes Organization Fast and Easy

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Family History Photos and Genealogy

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Everything You Need to Complete a Variety of Family History Projects

    * Organize Photos, Documents, Audio Files, Video Clips and More
    * Avoid frustration and costly mistakes
    * Keep associated photos and files together
    * Find Any Photo in Seconds
    * Photo Identification
    * Archive and Search CDs and DVDS
    * Safeguard Files With Backup System
    * Create Sharable PDFs
    * Save Hard Drive Space
    * Easy to follow user manual.  No computer jargon.

Perfect for the beginner and also for those who have boxes and boxes of “stuff”.

When you don't know where to begin, begin with Heritage Collector Suite!

For more details, click here. Check out the awesome bonuses.

For other genealogy records (pedigree charts, etc.)
I recommend Roots Magic Software.

Between the two products, you'll have things under control!

Happy organizing!

By the way, these are great gift ideas.

For other family-oriented gift ideas click here.

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History-in-the-Making

As part of the 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy- Challenge 3. I’m assessing how well my own personal history is documented. Since I’m passionate about History-in-the-Making (as noted on my website http://www.familytreequest.com/), and I firmly believe we should all Rise (stand up) and Shine (do something positive), I really appreciate this particular challenge.

Like many other people, my own personal history needs some improvement. I have many scrapbooks and family pictures that are organized, as well as lots of information in no particular state of order. I have a great personal history outline that sits waiting for me to fill in. (I have even given one to my 80+ year old neighbor.) Also, after my spinal surgery, I did write my history in a book for my granddaughter, as I filled in answers to questions there. All in all, however, I feel quite disorganized when it comes to my own personal history. At the beginning of the year, I had decided this would be one area of my family history focus this year.

I’m really looking forward to the Family History Expo in Mesa, AZ on January 22 and 23, 2010. Now, I have decided to use 2 softwares to help me with my personal history. I will be taking classes about each of these softwares and will let you know how it goes. One is the Heritage Collector Suite (organize and label photos, add sound, create slideshows, etc.) It sounds like lots of fun!. The other is Personal Historian: Bringing Life to your Life History (Helps to organize and write personal and family histories)

These are the exciting new steps I plan to take to document my own life. I think the sooner I begin the better. How are you doing with your personal history?

Disclosure of Material Connection: I have an affiliate relationship with some companies that sell the above products I will be trying. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”