Jill Hildebrand: I did a 3'x5' framed pictorial family tree. It starts at the bottom with my husband, myself and our first child, and branches up and off with my husband's family on one side and mine on the other. You might consider copying photos and mounting them on mount board as an interesting visual aid. Pattee >Message-ID: <38A57CFF.3C85@earthlink.net> >From: Jill Hilderbrand & Bob Breslin <bresbrand@earthlink.net> >To: PALAWREN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [PALAWREN] Need help w/ideas >Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 07:32:15 -0800 >X-Message-Flag: #1 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain > >Hi Everyone, > >I have a speech due in two weeks. It has to be informative with visual >aids. I thought I would do it on "Genealogy." But I'm not sure how to >tackle it or what type of visual aids to use, so thought perhaps some of >you out there may have some ideas. > >Thinking about making it more of a "how-to" speech. You know, fill out >paperwork starting with yourself and working backwards. Look for family >heirlooms. Contacting family members and picking their brains for >memories. What a great source the Internet is, rootsweb, and a quick >overview of research. > >The speech is to only be 7 minutes long. So, any ideas you may have >would be appreciated. I realize this isn't really related to Lawrence >County, but the subject matter is genealogy. Thank you for your time. > >Jill Hilderbrand >Denver, Colorado > >Searching in Lawrence County: Barker, Dannels, Dawson, Elwood, Graham, >Inboden, McBurney, Von Berg, and Watson. >