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In Genealogy is More Than Charts, Lorna Duane Smith has terrific tips for writing your life's story and capturing the memories of your family. Her tips include ways to incorporate household items such as dishes, quilts, even small pieces of fabric into your everyday lives. And, she encourages writing the stories that make those items special. There are many items and activities that lend themselves to scrapbooking.
Items to include in scrapbooks:
- recipes
- postcards
- theatre tickets
- greeting cards
- photographs of special family treasures
- genealogy charts
- a trip/vacation journal
Activities and events to write about:
- first day of school
- baby's first haircut
- first plane ride
- first apartment
- first job
- graduation
- getting a driver's license
- catching that first fish
Mrs. Smith writes, "My husband says he's too busy living to write about it. But you must capture the moment or it will be gone." That is excellent advice. Too often the photographs remain but the details are gone from memory.
Where was this photo taken? When was this? Who are the people in the photograph? These seem like details that will never be forgotten, but all too often they are. No event is too insignificant to write about, and every piece of information you share in your scrapbooks will become a treasure for generations to come.
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