Thanks for the hints. I have my stuff on my geneaolgy program which puts it into book form but I am not happy with their formatting, so I took all of it, copy and pasted, and put it into Microsoft Word. There I am editing and tweeking it to look like I want it. I have a number of photos and copies of a sample census (I just took one family member census from 1860) to show what they looked like. The way I am organizing is this: I have 3 parts. The first part of the book is my story on the different families in the book, gleaned from all of my research and put into my own words. This includes copies of obits and other newspaper announcements, such as marriages, births, etc that I have found. The second part is the actual genealogy, family trees, etc. The third part is photos, memorabilia, etc. Then, of course, I have an index, which I need to tweek, as I copied the one from the genealogy program and now the page numbers are wrong. I will be a long process of editing and getting it ready and I have decided to not do any more "serious" research at this point, as I think I have enough of a headache finishing this book and I also have pretty much everything I need for it. Sure I would like to go back even further but it isn't going to happen before I print this book. I am stopping the book at the generation of my children, will not include anyone in the next generation. I had to decide where to stop and that just seemed like the best place. It is generation 10 for some of the families I have researched. I have 11 different lines in the book, all leading to myself and my siblings and all on my dad's side!! I am considering giving the book to certain family members for Xmas this year so I have a goal of finishing the editing, etc by October. I have already put the word out to other relatives that I am doing this and if they want a copy that I will tell them how much it costs for me to just print it and they will get copies that way. I had thought of printing it on my own but the amount of ink and paper for probably 20 copies would probably be more than I would pay at Kinkos, including the binding. As of this email I have over 100 pages in the book and I do want to do it on 2 sided paper. All of the photos will be printed in greyscale simply to save money. Thanks again for the ideas. Sande MScheffler <mscheffl@twcny.rr.com> wrote: Hi Sande and others interested, We probably all take slightly different approaches. In case anyone is interested, for one or two copy books I do the following: For the books I have printed from my genealogy program I have purchased a ream of 24 pound acid free paper. I can get this at our local BJ's for about 6.99 for 1 and 1/2 reams of paper. It is probably in the $5 a ream range at Office Max or Staples. I think the 24 pound makes a nicer looking book and is a little more durable than the standard 20 pound weight. I then print my books on a laser printer (cheaper ink than an inkjet) and print some color photos on the color inkjet printer that I have bound inside the book. I always have the program create an index. I tend to just a colored cover for the back and a clear one for the front. If you want to print on back and front of the paper, it might be easier to let Kinkos or Staples or whoever you choose do the printing as well. For some of the lines I put a few pedigree charts at the beginning since a many generation narrative report does not always make it easy to follow the direct lines. I may also include some photocopies of maps, vital records, etc. that I think the recipient of the book might like. Must say, that these are usually well received even though the sentence structure of a genealogy program created book can be a bit stilted and repetitive at times. I do try to write my general notes in a little more varied style. Staples has some reasonable prices for their bindings. You can also have them do binding and printing. I usually just have them do the binding so can't give you a range for the printing. I think Office Max also does the same thing although I have not used them for any genealogy books. Margaret Scheffler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sande" To: Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 12:02 PM Subject: Re: [OHLORAIN] Re books not out of style > I've looked into Kinkos and will probably go that way. They have many > options for "binding." One of them, and the one I will most likely use, > is the plastic spiral binding. This way the book can lay flat. It will > be like a notebook. I am going to try to use the best paper possible > within my budget so it will last. > > I know what you are talking about with the older books. I have an old > church cook book, dated 1926, that is "well-loved" but still holds > together for the most part (except those few pages that I reference a lot, > the banana bread recipes, for instance). > > In peace, > Sande > > Alikat42@aol.com wrote: > Hello Sande, > > One of my maternal grandmother's cousins published a book called "The > Stilson Family Genealogy" back in 1930 or 1932 -- I cannot locate my > copy -- I know > it is here "somewhere" as I have seen it after we moved into our current > house, just can't figure out where I put it -- anyway, the last time I > went thru > the book (last year) it was still in good condition. It is about the size > of a "Reader's Digest" and was bound with "string" .... the book is 70 > years > old and in good shape so I would think that would be a good way to go. > > I also have books from the 1800's that are still in good shape! I was > taught "take care of something and it will last a long time" so I do and > it does. > > Alice > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHLORAIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > Please support me in my walk to find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis > http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/AlecsandraBihlmaier > > As far as our love flows; as far as our hope grows; as far as our > yearning goes; -- we are no farther one from another. ~ L. Annie Foerster > > > > > --------------------------------- > 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time > with theYahoo! 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