Meryl's heritage Album Scrap & Chat Wednesday 10 - 11 p.m EST

**Meryl** · 01-02-2005, 11:56 PM

I have set this up in the calendar but I don't want anyone to think I'm an expert on Heritage Albums

Please give any input you can in this thread! For the first on I though we'd chat about Planning / Organizing the album, probably the most daunting part when faced with so large a topic. I did Google the topic and found some help here - this is to a book review but scroll down & follow various links.
If anyone know any more please do add :0

The calendar info is here

mekstamper · 01-03-2005, 02:00 PM

THis looks great Meryl!!

**Meryl** · 01-05-2005, 03:01 PM

5th January, 10 - 11 p.m EST (my South African friends, that is 5.00 a.m - in this hot weather you can be there!)
Each week we will work on a page for our Heritage Album. I will use my kit, "As Time goes By" which is in The Shop at DSP but of course, feel free to use whatever you'd enjoy using
Come along with your photos and ideas, settle down with your beverage of choice - or whatever is appropriate for your time zone and let's have a great time & hopefully produce a great album!
Link for "As Time Goes By" kit
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.c...roducts_id=793

This week it is simply a get together to chat about what we'd like to do - PLEASE come along with your ideas - I'm NOT an expert, I simply set it up because I'd like to do a Heritage Album & hope you would too

so we can all learn together!
See you, Meryl

**shazzt** · 01-11-2005, 12:14 AM

Hi Meryl,

is it possible to post the subject each week to the forum for those who can't make the chat?

Cheers

**Meryl** · 01-11-2005, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shazzt

Hi Meryl,

is it possible to post the subject each week to the forum for those who can't make the chat?

Cheers

I had not really though in terms of topic

simply a get together where we can chat about what we are doing, exchanging tips.......... Seeing as we worked on grandmothers this last week, the obviouse choice would be Grandfathers for this week.

Hope you can make it!

Dusty · 01-11-2005, 05:19 PM

Hi Everyone..
During the first chat I had posted some links to sites that will help with your genealogy, these sites don't really help in making your heritage scrapbooks but will help you find out more about your past which will help you find inforamtion for your scrapbooks. I think it would be great if everyone would post their idea's on making a heritage book, I for one know more about researching genealogy than scrapping it.I have been working on my family genealogy for over 30 years and so far have finished 25 heritage albums, most of them paper, I have just started working on doing them digital. A few of you contacted me and asked me to post some links so thats what you will find here. I hope you find something that will help you and if I can help in any way please let me know. I'll try to post mostly free sites but a few may be pay sites but they are some of the best I have found. These should get you started if you need some type of special link please let me know.

Dusty

Caring for valuable collections http://www.loc.gov/preserv/careothr.html
Interviewing Family Members
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/rootsl/g...ealog.intrview
Lost and Found Old Memorabllia http://www.pastconnect.com/
RAK's http://www.raogk.com/
Data Bases
USGenWeb http://www.usgenweb.com/
Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com/
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp
http://www.ellisisland.org/
Ancestry (Pay) http://ancestry.com/
Land Patent Records http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
Maps
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html
Cemeteries
http://www.interment.net/
http://www.cem.va.gov/
http://findagrave.com/
Clip Art http://genealogysearch.org/free/clipart.html
Postcards http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/sp...ppcs/ppcs.html
Postcards Vintage http://patsabin.com/VintagePostcards/index1.htm
Timelines
http://www.scopesys.com/anyday/
http://www.ourtimelines.com/
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/archive.html
Encyclopedia of Genealogy http://www.eogen.com/
Historic Newspapers http://www.theoldentimes.com/
State Links
http://www.genealogyforum.org/contents.html
http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/
http://www.50states.com/facts/
Census
http://allcensusrecords.com/
http://www.census-online.com/links/
WW1 http://www.floridamemory.com/Collections/WWI/index.cfm
WW11 http://www.abmc.gov/searchww.htm

**Meryl** · 01-11-2005, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dusty

Hi Everyone..
During the first chat I had posted some links to sites that will help with your genealogy, these sites don't really help in making your heritage scrapbooks but will help you find out more about your past which will help you find inforamtion for your scrapbooks. I think it would be great if everyone would post their idea's on making a heritage book, I for one know more about researching genealogy than scrapping it.I have been working on my family genealogy for over 30 years and so far have finished 25 heritage albums, most of them paper, I have just started working on doing them digital. A few of you contacted me and asked me to post some links so thats what you will find here. I hope you find something that will help you and if I can help in any way please let me know. I'll try to post mostly free sites but a few may be pay sites but they are some of the best I have found. These should get you started if you need some type of special link please let me know.

Dusty

Caring for valuable collections http://www.loc.gov/preserv/careothr.html
Interviewing Family Members
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/rootsl/g...ealog.intrview
Lost and Found Old Memorabllia http://www.pastconnect.com/
RAK's http://www.raogk.com/
Data Bases
USGenWeb http://www.usgenweb.com/
Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com/
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp
http://www.ellisisland.org/
Ancestry (Pay) http://ancestry.com/
Land Patent Records http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
Maps
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html
Cemeteries
http://www.interment.net/
http://www.cem.va.gov/
http://findagrave.com/
Clip Art http://genealogysearch.org/free/clipart.html
Postcards http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/sp...ppcs/ppcs.html
Postcards Vintage http://patsabin.com/VintagePostcards/index1.htm
Timelines
http://www.scopesys.com/anyday/
http://www.ourtimelines.com/
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/archive.html
Encyclopedia of Genealogy http://www.eogen.com/
Historic Newspapers http://www.theoldentimes.com/
State Links
http://www.genealogyforum.org/contents.html
http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/
http://www.50states.com/facts/
Census
http://allcensusrecords.com/
http://www.census-online.com/links/
WW1 http://www.floridamemory.com/Collections/WWI/index.cfm
WW11 http://www.abmc.gov/searchww.htm

Gosh Dusty, thank you so very much for this incredibly valuable list! You have certainly gone the extra mile..................

**Meryl** · 01-12-2005, 02:43 PM

Last week we worked on Grandmother pages - this week its the men's turn - I have made a few elements which you may enjoy using for the men in your life!

You must be at the chat to get the password - it will be given out then - the elements will be available for download for a week after that. Look forward to seeing you all!

download here:

Gallery for your LO's

or from the front Gallery page - Gallery > Events > Contests & Challenges > Our Heritage

Look forward to seeing you!

fortlady · 01-12-2005, 10:36 PM

Wow, Thanks Dusty!!

**shazzt** · 01-19-2005, 03:52 AM

Can't make the chat (for some reason work thinks I should turn up there!) but I have made a grandfather page:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com...cat=500&page=1

Cheers

**Meryl** · 01-19-2005, 01:44 PM

.......... to all those who are busy with their albums - we will have a scrap 7 chat at 10 p.m EST (SA time 5.00 a.m) This week there will be a contest - come along & hear what you will need to know.
Look forward to seeing you!

Avril · 01-19-2005, 02:12 PM

I will certainly be at the chat tomorrow....would not miss it.....I think I am the only one that has not done a page yet.......I certainly have the kits, which I have down loaded, and of course my own ideas......but I seem to have a block of some sort, but I am sure I will sort it out in time.....in the past few weeks I have sorted out photographs etc, it is just the starting which does not come.......is this 'scapbooking block' ???
hopefully (maybe) after tomorrow's chat I will get going on this project.
take care......check you out in the chat tomorrow

take care
Avril

**Meryl** · 01-19-2005, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avril

I will certainly be at the chat tomorrow....would not miss it.....I think I am the only one that has not done a page yet.......I certainly have the kits, which I have down loaded, and of course my own ideas......but I seem to have a block of some sort, but I am sure I will sort it out in time.....in the past few weeks I have sorted out photographs etc, it is just the starting which does not come.......is this 'scapbooking block' ???
hopefully (maybe) after tomorrow's chat I will get going on this project.
take care......check you out in the chat tomorrow

take care
Avril

Look forward to seeing you Avril, I'm sure the ideas will come...............!

*MaureenH* · 01-20-2005, 07:45 PM

Something came up unexpectedly and I couldn't make the chat last night. Can you tell me what the new heritage topic is?

**Meryl** · 01-20-2005, 10:26 PM

Thank you to all those who came to this weeks chat - its fun to see our albums starting tp grow! For this week we are working on pages for a contest - to be included in this you need to do a LO including:
a frame, a photocorner and a tag - you can make them yourself, get from a kit, whatever but those 3 things must be included.
When you are done please post here if they are in some other gallery I won't see it & it won't be judged!
They must be in the gallery by 10.00 p.m. EST Monday 24th Jan.
I look forward to seeing lots of entries!
See you next week :0)