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 The DVD, on the other hand, has the video, sounds and narration along with other things that can’t be put into a book. [Personal History - Recording with a Camcorder|Click here]] to see how to put together a personal history in visual form.
-Now to put your personal history into book form, here’s how you might organize it:<br>=== Title Page ===<br>• The title page consist of the title and any subtitles. The title should state just exactly what the content of your personal history is in as few words as possible. <br>• Edition number if there is more than one <br>• Names the authors <br>• Place and date of publication <br>Copyright Statement<br>Copyright statement usually appears on the back of the title page. It generally includes when the personal history was published and who should be contact for information. Here is a sample copyright statement:
+Now to put your personal history into book form, here’s how you might organize it:<br>
-(C) 2004 by John Doe. All rights reserved. <br>=== Dedication ===<br>Usually on next page after the copyright statement. Here you tell to whom the history is dedicated and perhaps why. <br>Table of Contents<br>Lists the chapters and/or sections with starting page numbers.<br>Forward<br>The forward contains the reasons why this history was created in the first place. You can give an overview of the yourself or if of another person or family that is the subject of this history.
+:*Title Page The title page consist of the title and any subtitles. The title should state just exactly what the content of your personal history is in as few words as possible.
+::*Edition number if there is more than one.
+::*Names the authors.
+::*Place and date of publication.
+::*Copyright Statement -- Copyright statement usually appears on the back of the title page. It generally includes when the personal history was published and who should be contact for information. Here is a sample copyright statement: (C) 2004 by John Doe. All rights reserved. <br>
-You can tell the reader the methods use to create it and perhaps an address of the author if the reader should want to contact the author.<br>Introduction<br>You may want to write background information if it is necessary to understand the subject matter.<br>List of Contributors<br>Make a list of all those who may have help write this history.<br>Chronology<br>A chronology gives in a capsulated form the key events in the person’s life. It can be a time line which will help a person get an overview of events and a quick reference to important events. This is very helpful if you created a non-chronological history. <br>List of Illustrations<br>You may want to have a complete list of photographs and documents for easy searching.<br>Main Sections<br>You obviously don’t have to use my order. This is just an example of how you can organize it.<br>Written Histories<br>This where you place all your printed histories of not only yourself but of parents, grand parents, etc. These might be the transcripts of the personal history recording you made of yourself or other family members.
+:*Dedication
-Immediate Family Photographs<br>Here you have to be somewhat discriminating. You probably have literally hundreds of family pictures taken over the years, so you have to pick the ones that will be a representation of you over the years.
+Usually on next page after the copyright statement. Here you tell to whom the history is dedicated and perhaps why. <br>Table of Contents<br>Lists the chapters and/or sections with starting page numbers.<br>Forward<br>The forward contains the reasons why this history was created in the first place. You can give an overview of the yourself or if of another person or family that is the subject of this history.
-This will also included representations of your children and other family members you might want to included. You might included selections from vacations or important trips of the family over the years. And don’t forget the family pets either.<br>Ancestor Photographs<br>A presentation of parents, grand parents, etc are displayed here if you have a lot of pictures of them. In addition, pictures of various ancestors that may be in your possession.
+You can tell the reader the methods use to create it and perhaps an address of the author if the reader should want to contact the author.
+::*Introduction -- You may want to write background information if it is necessary to understand the subject matter.
+::*List of Contributors -- Make a list of all those who may have help write this history.
+::*Chronology -- A chronology gives in a capsulated form the key events in the person’s life. It can be a time line which will help a person get an overview of events and a quick reference to important events. This is very helpful if you created a non-chronological history.
+::*List of Illustrations -- You may want to have a complete list of photographs and documents for easy searching.
+:*Main Sections -- You obviously don’t have to use my order. This is just an example of how you can organize it.
+::*Written Histories -- This where you place all your printed histories of not only yourself but of parents, grand parents, etc. These might be the transcripts of the personal history recording you made of yourself or other family members.
+::*Immediate Family Photographs -- Here you have to be somewhat discriminating. You probably have literally hundreds of family pictures taken over the years, so you have to pick the ones that will be a representation of you over the years.<br>This will also included representations of your children and other family members you might want to included. You might included selections from vacations or important trips of the family over the years. And don’t forget the family pets either.
+::*Ancestor Photographs -- A presentation of parents, grand parents, etc are displayed here if you have a lot of pictures of them. In addition, pictures of various ancestors that may be in your possession.
 If you don’t have any but know other family members who do, try and get copies of them to put in your Book of Remembrance.<br>Documents<br>Here you can put marriage certificates, birth certificates and announcements, graduations, awards, news paper clipping of family members, religious certificates such as blessings, baptisms, etc. <br>Pedigree Charts<br>Pedigree charts showing your parents, grand parents, great grand parents and on back as far as you can. Look in the appendix for a sample of a pedigree chart. If nothing else, write down what you do know.<br>Family Group Charts<br>Charts showing the parents and children of each couple on your pedigree chart. Whoever is reading your personal history can see how many children your great grand parents had for example.