Reunion committees, as will soon become clear, take many forms according to the particular reunion group. Some form of governing group is a good idea...
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Keeping Reunions Alive
Commemorations – State and Local Recognitions
ARIZONA Arizona pioneers If you can prove you had an ancestor in Arizona before their statehood date, February 14, 1912, you can apply for a...
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Book Reviews
One Memory at a Time: Inspiration & Advice for Writing Your Family Story by D.G. Fulford. (2000, 156 pages, hardcover, $16.95) Doubleday, 1540 Broadway, New York...
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The Association of Personal Historians
Interest in collection and preservation of individual and family history has increased dramatically in recent years. More people than ever are writing and preserving memories...
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Sign on the dotted line
Signing on the dotted line is one way to preserve a very important part of your family history. For people doing genealogy and family histories,...
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Tips for making memory booklets by Richard Hane
Plan early! To estimate the cost of each booklet, approximate how many booklets will be ordered and how many pages you’ll need for each. Add...
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Family reunions are portrait time
Family reunions are great times to make family portraits By: J.R. vanLienden Photographing a large group, however, has many inherent problems. You must keep everyone's...
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Hiring a photographer?
Here are some basics for hiring a reunion photographer. Basics for hiring a photographer Ask around. Get recommendations and check albums of friends and relatives....
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Restoring heirloom photos
Laurie Thompson reports that damaged, faded, irreplaceable photographs can be saved. Storage of your valuable heirloom photos in a dark acid free environment will slow...
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Is there an epidemic of memoir fever?
Many Americans are scrambling with video cameras, tape recorders and other high-tech tools to chronicle family histories before the memories are gone. When relatives share...
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