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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=4>When putting together our family
history photos we begin each generational family with the family group
sheet. The photos are added after the group sheet beginning with photos of
the parents and then photos of the children. We also add documents such as
birth certificates, BLM land claims, letters, citations from books, wills,
census records, etc. and end with the death certificate(s) and
obituary(ies) and photos of grave stones when they are available.
Then we begin the next family.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=4>There is always a question of "how
many photos" to add or "is it too much information", but with the older family
ancestors we don't usually have a problem deciding what to use.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=4>We use only two acid free squares
when we attach our photos.(That's the same when scrapbooking our recent photos,
too, as we know the photos won't fall out of the sheet protectors). We
also have acid free <U>clear photo corners</U> that we use if we don't want to
have the squares stick to the photo. I have been using black background paper or
a tan color for most of my background sheets when doing my heritage
albums. I will use special scrapbooking paper for wedding photos. For my
heritage albums I do very simple pages and include the names of the individuals
and approximate date and location, if known. I've also seen some lovely pages
that should be hung on a wall and not hidden in a book.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=4>There is no "real" way to do your
albums. No moderator is going to ask you if "that's your final answer, do
you want to phone a friend or take an audience poll" when you are deciding
what to use and where to place things. Just doing it will allow others the
opportunity of looking at an organized glimpse into the past in future
years.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=4>Good Luck!
Julie</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>