Crafting Your Own Heritage Album [Paperback]

Bev Braun (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2000

Learn to create an elegant album of family history that weaves genealogy, family lore and tradition with cherished photos, documents and memorabilia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books (March 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558705341
• ISBN-13: 978-1558705340
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #547,419 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for serious heritage scrappers, November 18, 2000

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Gwyneth Calvetti (West Salem, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crafting Your Own Heritage Album (Paperback)

I've seen several books devoted to the topic of heritage scrapping, but none cover all the details specific to preserving family memories like this book does. The usual information regarding album choice, supplies and terminology are included here. Ms. Braun takes the artform a step further and provides examples and ideas to help make your heritage album more than a simple "photo album." She suggests principles for choosing color and theme and the book has ample illustrations of pages that reflect an attractive style that enhances rather than overpowers these old photos. Use of non-photo documents is well covered, too.

She provides a great deal of information for those who might wish to delve into geneaology as part of their project. Numerous resources are suggested to help the novice explore their family tree. She even has examples of how to handle the "unknowns" you will certainly encounter along the way. She shows a pair of photos, one of her great-great grandmother and an "unknown close friend"--not her great-great grandfather! There's a story waiting to be told there, and what a clever way to include the photo and allow the viewer's imagination free rein.

51 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MUST HAVE for Scrapbookers & Family Historians, May 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Crafting Your Own Heritage Album (Paperback)

A match made in heaven.

Family historians find themselves overwhelmed with pictures, documents, newspaper clippings, pedigree charts, etc. What is the point if not to preserve all the work for generations to come? "Crafting Your Own Heritage Album" takes scrapbooking from the cute to the sophisticated and provides a wealth of information for preserving old photos and documents, archival supplies and sources, layouts, journalling, basics of genealogy, and web sites for genealogical research and scrapbooking.

If the end result you want is a timeless heritage album, this is a must-have.

37 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Family Historians Need This Book!, November 16, 2000

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Linda Kleback (Lynn Haven, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crafting Your Own Heritage Album (Paperback)

I have been an avid genealogist and family historian for almost twenty years, and this book added a whole new dimension to my favorite hobby. I had never been attracted to scrapbooking before because it just seemed too cutesy. This book demonstrates with gorgeous color illustrations and clear instructions a more heritage type of of scrapbook that I love. I am now working on three memory albums and loving every minute. If you would like to do more with the photographs and documents you've collected in an safe, archival manner, this book will inspire you.