RLP 343: Turn Your Family Tree into a Book with Rebecca Shamblin
The Research Like a Pro Genealogy Podcast
Modern Print Solutions for Family History Books
This chapter delves into the fourth phase of turning family histories into a book, specifically focusing on the printing process. The speakers highlight the benefits of print on demand services, particularly Lulu.com, enabling genealogists to produce professional-quality books efficiently and share them conveniently with family members.
Nicole and Diana interview Rebecca Shamblin, genealogist, speaker, author, and blogger, about turning your family tree into a book. Rebecca gives an overview of her two books, "Leaving a Legacy: Turn Your Family Tree into a Family Book" and "Building a Legacy: A Guide to Combining Ancestry.com and Family Tree Maker."
The hosts and Rebecca discuss the five phases of creating a family history book: planning, researching, writing, printing, and distribution. They talk about choosing a subject and the technical aspects of the book in the planning phase. In the research phase, they cover using Family Tree Maker and interviewing relatives. For the writing phase, they discuss using the Family Book Creator plugin and its features, such as adding images and creating a table of contents. In the printing phase, they talk about using Lulu.com and the choices involved in printing. For the distribution phase, they cover pricing, copyright, and selling the book. Listeners will learn how to turn their family tree into a family book.
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Links
Review of Leaving a Legacy: Turn Your Family Tree into a Family Book - https://familylocket.com/review-of-leaving-a-legacy-turn-your-family-tree-into-a-family-book/
Producing a Family History Book with Family Book Creator - https://www.rebeccashamblin.com/producing-a-family-history-book-with-family-book-creator/
Introducing "Leaving a Legacy:Turn Your Family Tree into a Family Book" - https://www.rebeccashamblin.com/introducing-leaving-a-legacy-turn-your-family-tree-into-a-family-book/
Family Book Creator Workshop - Winter 2025 - https://www.rebeccashamblin.com/courses/family-book-creator-workshop-winter-2025/
Rebecca Shamblin Speaking Page - https://www.rebeccashamblin.com/speaker/
Rebecca's Facebook Group, "Leaving a Legacy: Researching & Writing Your Family History Book" - https://www.facebook.com/groups/rebeccashamblin
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Research Like a Pro Resources
Airtable Universe - Nicole's Airtable Templates - https://www.airtable.com/universe/creator/usrsBSDhwHyLNnP4O/nicole-dyer
Airtable Research Logs Quick Reference - by Nicole Dyer - https://familylocket.com/product-tag/airtable/
Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide book by Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com - https://amzn.to/2x0ku3d
14-Day Research Like a Pro Challenge Workbook - digital - https://familylocket.com/product/14-day-research-like-a-pro-challenge-workbook-digital-only/ and spiral bound - https://familylocket.com/product/14-day-research-like-a-pro-challenge-workbook-spiral-bound/
Research Like a Pro Webinar Series - monthly case study webinars including documentary evidence and many with DNA evidence - https://familylocket.com/product-category/webinars/
Research Like a Pro eCourse - independent study course - https://familylocket.com/product/research-like-a-pro-e-course/
RLP Study Group - upcoming group and email notification list - https://familylocket.com/services/research-like-a-pro-study-group/
Research Like a Pro with DNA Resources
Research Like a Pro with DNA: A Genealogist's Guide to Finding and Confirming Ancestors with DNA Evidence book by Diana Elder, Nicole Dyer, and Robin Wirthlin - https://amzn.to/3gn0hKx
Research Like a Pro with DNA eCourse - independent study course - https://familylocket.com/product/research-like-a-pro-with-dna-ecourse/
RLP with DNA Study Group - upcoming group and email notification list - https://familylocket.com/services/research-like-a-pro-with-dna-study-group/
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