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Topic: Compiling a family history book (Read 432 times)
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little meg
RootsChat Aristocrat
Posts: 2540
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Hi artygirl,
My sister and I worked on a book together, we self-published.
We were covering one of our lines, Wild family, but focused on one of them, Thomas Wild, as he came to Australia and is our main ancestor here.
So, what we did was, apart from the standard: contents, acknowledgements, introduction page etc. divide it into sections.
Part 1 - English Ancestry
Part 2 - Emigration and colonization
Part 3 - Descendants
Then at the end, source, bibliography and Index.
We included maps, photos (they add on the cost but cheaper if grouped together), family charts etc.
attached is the cover of our book, I did a pastel painting, which showed a portrait of Thomas, with the background of the Murray River where they had settled (think of the movie all the Rivers Run  )
I am now planning my next one, in a totally different approach, more complex, but having a lot of fun thinking about the cover 
Margaret
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Please scan all pics at 300-600 DPI for restoration purposes, thankyou.
Simpson-Kildwick,Yorkshire & Australia, Overend-Sutton, Kildwick,Yorkshire & Australia, Whitaker - Cononley/Yorkshire, Pickard - Silsden/Yorkshire, Howarth - Skipton/Yorkshire and Lancashire, Heaton-Yorkshire, Preston-Yorkshire, Myers-Yorkshire & Australia, Wild-Yorkshire & Australia. Storey-Middlesex/Australia
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Joyful
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What a great cover Meg .....you are very very talented
Joy - (who does not have an artistic bone in her body!!)
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Anderson R&C & Orkney, Jack, Patience, Hood R&C, McVicar Argll & Glasgow, Gourlay Glasgow, Docherty Glasgow, McNicol Argyll, Leask Orkney, Cumming Okney,
Tait Orkney, Brown Orkney, Sinclair Orkney, Craigie Orkney, Foulis Orkney, Beard Gloucester & Bundarra NSW, Pamplin Cambridge & NSW, Ashman Cambridge, McCarthy Ireland & Glen Innes NSW, Raleigh Ireland, Connelly Ireland, Waldron Ireland.
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little meg
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Thanks Joy, we were actually going to go with a plain cover, black ink on coloured board, as it was cheaper.
But I convinced my sister to go with this one, saying I will pay the extra cost, and so it was agreed
We had sent out flyers to family members with a cut out section for them to fill in, how many books at X amount of cost, including postage.
So we knew roughly how many we had to print.
Had to apply for ISBN and donate one to National Library of Australia and one to the State library where we live. So much Who Ha.
Margaret
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Please scan all pics at 300-600 DPI for restoration purposes, thankyou.
Simpson-Kildwick,Yorkshire & Australia, Overend-Sutton, Kildwick,Yorkshire & Australia, Whitaker - Cononley/Yorkshire, Pickard - Silsden/Yorkshire, Howarth - Skipton/Yorkshire and Lancashire, Heaton-Yorkshire, Preston-Yorkshire, Myers-Yorkshire & Australia, Wild-Yorkshire & Australia. Storey-Middlesex/Australia
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little meg
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that looks interesting, toni, might look into that. 
I am sure artygirl will love it.
Margaret
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Please scan all pics at 300-600 DPI for restoration purposes, thankyou.
Simpson-Kildwick,Yorkshire & Australia, Overend-Sutton, Kildwick,Yorkshire & Australia, Whitaker - Cononley/Yorkshire, Pickard - Silsden/Yorkshire, Howarth - Skipton/Yorkshire and Lancashire, Heaton-Yorkshire, Preston-Yorkshire, Myers-Yorkshire & Australia, Wild-Yorkshire & Australia. Storey-Middlesex/Australia
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matt94
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Hi,
I am currenty compiling a Memorial Bookwith Blurb, which is a slightly cheaper version than the Jessop Photobooks. For a 400 page novel to be self-published, it costs £7.50 on black and white paper. For a 40 page 7"x7" book it costs £6.50. I am choosing this option. I recommend Blurb... check out their pricing and book options:
http://www.blurb.com/book/pricing
If you really want a unique stamp on your book then download free fonts from various websites (google it!).
Good Luck!
Matt
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I am researching....
Cutler Family, Bucks
Bennell Family, Bucks
Sellwood Family, Berks
Smith Family, Berks
Hardie Family, Lancs/Scotland
Fish Family, Yorks/Lincs
Banks Family, Worcs/Warwicks
Clements Family, Wilts/London
Briant Family, Berkshire
Knott Family, Berkshire
Darkins Family, Kent
Gadd Family, Lancs
Coffin Family, Lancs/Flint/Cheshire
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little meg
RootsChat Aristocrat
Posts: 2540
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The photobooks and memory books are a great idea, but if you are looking at mass production it could work out expensive.
I had 150 books printed back in 1997 through a printing company. I would be looking at the same amount or even more this time.
Margaret
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Please scan all pics at 300-600 DPI for restoration purposes, thankyou.
Simpson-Kildwick,Yorkshire & Australia, Overend-Sutton, Kildwick,Yorkshire & Australia, Whitaker - Cononley/Yorkshire, Pickard - Silsden/Yorkshire, Howarth - Skipton/Yorkshire and Lancashire, Heaton-Yorkshire, Preston-Yorkshire, Myers-Yorkshire & Australia, Wild-Yorkshire & Australia. Storey-Middlesex/Australia
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