Post by scrappinmyadventures on Apr 2, 2018 18:13:48 GMT
Has anyone created an album based on stories from grandparents or other family members? I like the idea of both the weekly questions Family Search has, or Storyworth (subscription service where they email the questions each week and then bind them in a book - but you can see many of the questions on their website) but am thinking I'll do it myself so that I can customize.
The idea behind both is that once a week you email a prompt question and the family remember then replies, and then all their answers are collected in a book. It sounds like an amazing gift for a child, at least if they grow up to be interested in family history.
Haven't looked into the tech in detail, but I'm sure with boomerang or some other gmail extension I can set up the emails a few weeks at a time to go out to all four grandparents.
And I'm starting with answering some of the appropriate questions myself!
Initial thoughts are to collect in an 8x8 ring album - I could print the email responses as we get them and then later pair them with photos if we have. (Maybe do digital Project Life pages and print 8x8?) Maybe a different color background cardstock for each grandparent, with all the answers grouped by categories, thinking modified Stacy Julian Library of Memories style? The idea is that it could be totally flexible if they all didn't answer each question, and we could enjoy it as it grows.
Thoughts?
The idea behind both is that once a week you email a prompt question and the family remember then replies, and then all their answers are collected in a book. It sounds like an amazing gift for a child, at least if they grow up to be interested in family history.
Haven't looked into the tech in detail, but I'm sure with boomerang or some other gmail extension I can set up the emails a few weeks at a time to go out to all four grandparents.
And I'm starting with answering some of the appropriate questions myself!
Initial thoughts are to collect in an 8x8 ring album - I could print the email responses as we get them and then later pair them with photos if we have. (Maybe do digital Project Life pages and print 8x8?) Maybe a different color background cardstock for each grandparent, with all the answers grouped by categories, thinking modified Stacy Julian Library of Memories style? The idea is that it could be totally flexible if they all didn't answer each question, and we could enjoy it as it grows.
Thoughts?
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