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How To Create A Genealogy Scrapbook

Have you been researching your family history and discovered quite a substantial amount thanks to your diligent online research and maybe even trips to the archive offices?

If you have then you might have a huge file of papers, documents, photos and other bits and pieces. So, what do you do with all of it? How do you organize it?

Well, how about being creative and making a beautiful, one of a kind, genealogy scrapbook that will not only protect these precious documents, but also display them in a stunning way for your entire family to marvel at.

Your genealogy scrapbook will definitely take center stage at all the family reunions!

Getting Started With Genealogy Scrapbooking

There are a number of excellent pre-made genealogy scrapbook pages that you can collect and combine to make a simple task of the scrapbook.

To get started you should make sure you get an ancestral history tree that you can fill in and stick photographs onto, as well as pages that offer spaces for writing short snippets of information about individuals in your family ancestry.

Using Free Genealogy Sites

If you are on the quest to find out more about your family’s history there are a number of online options that you have nowadays for digging into your genealogy. Certainly far more than when I started this fascinating hobby or “detective hunt” as I often refer to it more years ago than I care to remember!

You can use free genealogy search sites to help you source lot of information. You can find paid sites that offer certifications, records and much more, however, when you are searching for so many people in your family history, this can become very expensive.

Fortunately there are so many free sites that contain much the same information, and sometimes even more, so this is where you should begin your search.

Firstly we are going to take a look at the benefits of using the Free Genealogy Sites. Tthen we will take a look at some of the most popular sites which are really helpful.

How To Start Genealogy Research For Beginners

More people are now looking to start genealogy research thanks to the success of television shows as well as certain websites such as Ancestry in the US and Ancestry in the UK spending a lot on marketing in order to get their name out into the public domain.

There are a number of reasons as to why somebody may wish to start researching their family tree with the most common ones being that they wish to learn about themselves and where they come from, they love puzzles as a hobby and your family tree is quite a personal puzzle, for posterity to pass on to future generations, or to try to learn about a particular family story that has been passed down the generations.

However, having a reason to start it is only one part because you also need to know how to do your research and the tips that follow may prove to be rather useful for a number of people.

Begin With What You Know

This may seem obvious, but you are always best to start off by writing down all of the information that either you know personally or details that you can get from other living relatives.

This is going to give you a base to work from and it is surprising how many people you will be able to add to your family tree in next to no time, but of course unless you are 100% certain about various dates it is best to always check them out during your research as one small mistake can send you down the wrong road entirely.

Spend time looking for those family photographs that are in not only your house, but with other relatives and get copies, check for a personal diary or certificates related to an individual and use all of this to grow the roots of your tree.

Quick Self-Confidence Boosters That Work

If you really need to boost your self-confidence fast, these self-confidence boosters might just work for you! Just pick one and do it whenever you need it, and keep them all in your arsenal for any time.

Visualize Success — When you visualize the thing you want to do ending successfully, including how it will work out, this is a great way to ensure success. For example, if you think of all the roadblocks that might get in your way and how you’ll overcome them, that will help you during the actual event.

Think about Past Successes — One way a person develops self-confidence is by knowing what success feels like. If you’ve had even small successes doing anything, think about those things. Find an image of something that most closely relates what you’re getting ready to do so that you can go through it in your mind and experience the feelings of success.

Remember Something Good — One way to give yourself self-confidence is to just think of a happy time from the past. Think of the time that you felt happiest, most self-confident, and ready to take on the world. You can find that person inside your mind and feel that way moving forward.

Listen to Uplifting Music — Before you embark on anything that needs self-confidence, turn up the music and get positive. Listening to your “fight” music beforehand is a great way to tune into yourself and feel good about what you’re doing.

10 Optimism Quotes to Inspire You

When you are going through difficult times, when the news is negative, or when you are simply tired and discouraged, it can be hard to summon optimism. Here’s a little inspiration:

1. “No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.” — Helen Keller, author

2. “I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.” — Muhammad Ali, boxing champion

3. “Just believe in yourself. Even if you don’t, pretend that you do and at some point, you will.” — Serena Williams, tennis champion

4. “Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.” — Noam Chomsky, linguist and activist

5. “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” — Winston Churchill, politician