Give Your Family
  A Gift That Money Can't Buy...

About the Book

The Give Your Family A Gift That Money Can't Buy program (www.JeffBockman.com/agift) encourages everyone, especially senior citizens to preserve their family's history. It is also the perfect starting point for anyone wishing to research his or her family's history.

In addition to the information in the original booklet this 64 page perfect bound book includes examples of home sources and family stories along with 10 pages of basic research techniques, and additional forms.

Using a combination of basic instruction and personal examples it covers:

• FAMILY FACTS: filling out the basic forms with blank forms included at the end of the book.
• HOME SOURCES: Saving the important documents.
• PHOTOGRAPHS: identifying the people in family photographs.
• PRESERVATION: basic techniques and products.
• FAMILY STORIES: Encourages telling those stories that make your family "Your Family."
• FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH: Explaining the basics of Vital Records, Wills & Probate Records, Cemetery Records, Newspaper articles & obituaries, along with US Census Records and an overview of other records.
• Blank Forms: 7 Family Group Sheets, 3 Ancestor Charts, 2 Timelines, and a Notes page
• The Table of Contents: see WorldCat (OCLC) under Details.

Retail Price: $7.95
ISBN 978-0-9795173-0-0
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007928065
Weight: 7 oz
4th Edition - 2007

Alenjes Publishing - www.Alenjes.com

Comments

Spring 2008 FGS Forum - Reviewed by Paul Milner
"Here is a slim, inexpensive, practical book aimed at the person who wants to get started researching their family history. It is very appropriate for resale by a society or library and can be purchased in bulk... "

2/15/08 - Reviewed at www.genwriters.com
"This slim but informative book begins with an overview of the genealogy research process...

The meat of the book follows when Mr. Bockman talks about writing the family stories—going beyond the names and dates in a family group sheet and getting to know our ancestors as people.

Give Your Family a Gift That Money Can’t Buy provides the impetus to start writing. His techniques are based on sound genealogical research principles. He identifies a variety of records that are useful when building our family’s history."

8/30/07 - Thomas Jay Kemp
"I saw a really good guide at the FGS Conference. It's a new book and very inexpensive (only $7.95) Author: Jeffrey A. Bockman, Title: Give Your family a gift that money can't buy, record & preserve your family's history. It is easy to follow - has alot of fill in the blank charts and gives a basic overview of what is possible - and where to start... It's soft bound - attractive cover & graphics - about the size of a Time magazine. I'd recommend it."

12/14/07 - MB, Ohio (letter)
"I did not order enough copies of your book. I am sending you a check for another six copies. I am enclosing them with Christmas presents. .. You did a great job with this book, Thanks, MB"

12/9/07 - GG, New York City (voice mail from an old family friend)
"Jeff, I read your wonderful book and what a beautiful thing you did... I think this is a very worthy project and everyone should, everyone should be aware of it, and I loved your wonderful story about your dad and the sunsets."

11/21/07 - VF, Illinois Librarian (letter)
"I was glad to purchase two copies of your recent book and have added one to our circulating collection. We gave one of your books away as a doorprize at our last "After Hours Genealogy Workshop: to a new family history researcher!"

11/8/07 - SB, Illinois
My husband "and I still talk about how beautifully your book is put together..you did a great job with it."

3/14/08 - Vender, IN
I had an order two weeks ago from a lady who used to do a lot of genealogy, but has slowed down recently, she's 80 years old. She purchased 5 copies and will be giving them to her grandchildren as Easter presents.

About the Author

Jeffrey A. Bockman is a genealogy lecturer and writer. He is a contributing editor for the Everton's Genealogical Helper and was a feature writer for the former Heritage Quest Magazine. He has also had articles published in the Digital Genealogist, the FGS Forum, Family Tree Magazine (UK), and Missing Links.

His speaking engagements have included the 2008 Ohio Gen Society Conference, 2007 BYU Family History & Genealogy Conference, 2006 NGS Conference, the 1998, 2001, and 2003 FGS Conferences, the 2000 & 2006 Polish Genealogical Society of America annual conference, and numerous DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society and other regional conferences.

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