| Creating a family tree scrapbook is a fantastic | | | | enhance your materials. Whether it be removing a |
| way to display and share your family history. To | | | | water stain from a photograph, or digitally |
| create a digital scrapbook, one that can also be | | | | replacing faded wording from a handwritten letter, |
| printed, there are a few things that any | | | | you are sure to find the exact tool needed to |
| researcher should keep in mind when approaching | | | | restore your digital memorabilia to near pristine |
| a digital scrapbooking project. | | | | condition. While there are certainly expensive |
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| project will require the use of a few pieces of | | | | are also many free or low cost options. |
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| often be found already existing in your home. A | | | | those who are artistically inclined; digital |
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| provides a copy for use in your digital scrapbook, | | | | find that there are several available templates to |
| but also provides copy that cannot be damaged | | | | work with. In addition to the templates built into |
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| may be in possession of. There are also | | | | your digital scrapbook. |
| numerous family heirlooms that could be included | | | | -Printing and Sharing: While one of the benefits to |
| in a family scrapbook; for example, your | | | | creating a digital scrapbook is that you can |
| grandmother's wedding ring is a wonderful item to | | | | preserve the history of your family in a digital |
| document with a photograph! A dresser that may | | | | format that can be stored safely away from |
| be sitting in your grandfather's home might have | | | | possible damage, there are many options for |
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| documented to be included within your digital | | | | completed digital files and print a high quality book |
| family scrapbook. | | | | that will be suitable for presentation in your home. |
| -Restoration: One of the primary upsides to | | | | Another great advantage to digital scrapbooking is |
| creating digital versions of your memorabilia is that | | | | that your scrapbook can be easily shared with |
| you will have the ability to restore and touch up | | | | family and friends via the internet; whether you |
| photographs and documents that may have | | | | upload the scrapbook to a webpage, or simply |
| become faded or damaged with time. There are | | | | provide them with a copy burned to a CD! |
| a few programs available that will help you digitally | | | | |