Comments on: Q&A with Marie McFadden: Design tips for family history books

By: Karen Dei

Karen Dei — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:09:51 +0000

Do you have to belong to Ancestry.com to create a book?
I have 6+ generations with hundreds of family members.
I just purchased FTM 2009 and thought that I would be able to create a book through this program, as in previous editions of FTM.

By: candi boehner

candi boehner — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:21:30 +0000

I would like to stitch afamily tree for 4 generations. Have you seen a pattern you like? Thank you for your time. Candi

By: candi boehner

candi boehner — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:20:11 +0000

I would like to stitch a family tree doing 4 generations. Have you found a pattern you prefer? Thank you for your time.

By: Leopold Roberge

Leopold Roberge — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 03:51:33 +0000

I have researched my family history in Canada to the first ancestors arriving in Quebec,Canada.

I have prepared 10 pages of text which will likely result in 20 or more pages when photos and diagram charts are included.

Can someone help by coaching me through the project at “mycanvas” or with AncestryPress (or are they one and the same)?

By: Stacie McKay

Stacie McKay — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:57:02 +0000

To those unsure about starting a book, my suggestion is to just jump right in and work on a ‘sample’ book to get the feel of how the program works. Play with all the features, click on everything – it’s a sample so no worries if you ‘mess it up’.

I did a book with 49 pages – easy to add pages and LOVE the new background features and embellishments.

For my book I did maternal ancestry on the left pages [pinkish background] and paternal on the right pages [blueish background].

I also labeled the pages [Grace E. Monahan's Maternal Great-Grandparents] so that folks would know who I’m talking about.

I used the family group sheet, but moved the information around for a better flow. My family was very impressed and found the information easy to follow.

Good luck!!!

By: DAVE BARBRET

DAVE BARBRET — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:55:44 +0000

I have been working on a family history book for almost a year. The ancestry press is the greatest. I have a couple of questions I have numerous records that have been photo copied from micro film. They look aweful all black you can barley read them. I have fixed a few using adobe but it would take forever to fix them all any idea how to display them in the book with out making the book look bad.
Also any idea’s on how to display tombstones maybe a background of somesort could be used developed where we could just insert the picture of the stone.
Thank you

By: Veronica

Veronica — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:44:50 +0000

OH BOY!!! I need HELP! I am trying to put together my family history book, how in the world do I get everyone in it and keep it in cronilogical order?
Should I do like my dad’s father’s side, then his mother’s side and then the same for my mom? Is that going to be in order? Ugh, I am so frustrated!!! Help PLEASE!

By: doris wall

doris wall — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:04:31 +0000

i have been using 2005.on computer 1.
Ihave laptop and lost the the disk.I have 300 names .can you help ?? doris

By: Bernadine Ware

Bernadine Ware — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:11:58 +0000

Thanks for letting me become a part of the Ancestry Press family. it look easy but it so hard to chose what to do. I wish you could chose for me and i will be happy.
Thank again \Bernadine ware.

By: charles

charles — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:08:42 +0000

it sound to good,but still don’t noww how to get started, on it need a good sample,to down load,