Illustrations: A Collage of Genealogical Pictorial Arrangements

In regards to author Phillip M Mayer’s style, I have said before in reviewing another of his works, he likes to keep things simple. In his guides, readers are taught to use common tools and strategies in a simple, straight-forward way to produce clean, easy-to-replicate results. In his latest book, Illustrations: A Collage of Genealogical Pictorial Arrangements, he provides a “step-by-step guide to sequence family presentation.” Learn by using information and resources you are likely to already have on hand, such as memories, timelines, histories and stories, and other family information.

According to Mayer, the objective of this book is two-fold:

“The first is to teach you how to organize and put all your family information into a loose leaf 3-ring binder.

The second is to provide you with ideas to create your own presentations. Most people have little to no idea as to what and how to present.”

Whether you actually use a 3-ring binder or some other structured method to organize your papers, you can learn from Mayer some tips and ideas to keeping and presenting your family history in new and interesting ways.

The bulk of this book is in the 65 illustrative examples with informative captions. These examples don’t just show the author’s way of doing things, but also help stimulate the creative juices and thinking for doing your own presentations.

1.0 Introduction

Objective

2.0 The 3-ring Binder

The Process
Overview

3.0 The Step-by-Step Process

4.0 Information Section

Figure 4.1 Information Spreadsheet

5.0 File ID Section

Figure 5.1 File ID Spreadsheet

6.0 Presentation Section

Figure 6.1 Horizontal Family Tree
Figure 6.2 Family Tree
Figure 6.3 Vertical Family Tree
Figure 6.4 Personal Information
Figure 6.5 Directional Pointers
Figure 6.6 Conjoint Presentation
Figure 6.7 Timeline
Figure 6.8 Death Certificate
Figure 6.9 Personal Presentation
Figure 6.10 ‘2004’ Family Gathering
Figure 6.11 Complex Relationships
Figure 6.12 Name Changes
Figure 6.13 Unidentified Individuals
Figure 6.14 Citizenship Certificate
Figure 6.15 Death Certificate
Figure 6.16 Birth Timeline
Figure 6.17 Ancestral Bible Extraction
Figure 6.18 Newspaper Article
Figure 6.19 Snapshots
Figure 6.20 Memorials
Figure 6.21 Directional Pointers
Figure 6.22 Birth Timeline
Figure 6.23 Mixture
Figure 6.24 Child-Parent Connection
Figure 6.25 Name Tag Preferences
Figure 6.26 Basic Family Tree
Figure 6.27 Personal Presentation
Figure 6.28 Conjoint Presentation
Figure 6.29 Complex Presentation 1/3
Figure 6.30 Complex Presentation 2/3
Figure 6.31 Complex Presentation 3/3
Figure 6.32 Tombstones
Figure 6.33 Notification of a Death
Figure 6.34 Conjoint Presentation
Figure 6.35 Grave Markers
Figure 6.36 Memorials
Figure 6.37 Birth Certificate (1/2)
Figure 6.38 Birth Certificate (2/2)
Figure 6.39 Class Reunions
Figure 6.40 First Grade
Figure 6.41 1st Holy Communion
Figure 6.42 Many Directional Pointers
Figure 6.43 Personal Information
Figure 6.44 Family Story 1/2
Figure 6.45 Family Story 2/2
Figure 6.46 Book Photograph
Figure 6.47 Simple Presentation
Figure 6.48 Family Outing
Figure 6.49 Mixing Things Up
Figure 6.50 Birth Certificate
Figure 6.51 Ethnic Activities
Figure 6.52 Sports
Figure 6.53 Marriage Certificate
Figure 6.54 Military Service
Figure 6.55 Educational Certificates
Figure 6.56 General Information
Figure 6.57 Dates
Figure 6.58 The Personal Touch
Figure 6.59 First Cousin Marriages
Figure 6.60 Complex Information
Figure 6.61 Creativity
Figure 6.62 Personal Information (1/3)
Figure 6.63 Personal Information (2/3)
Figure 6.64 Personal Information (3/3)
Figure 6.65 Letters
Summary

7.0 Source Publications

Genealogy Presentations
Preservation is Everything
Indexing – Photographs and Documents
Illustrations – A Collage of Genealogical Pictorial Arrangements
4 Decade of Pueblo’s German Club

Illustrations: A Collage of Genealogical Pictorial Arrangements is available at Family Roots Publishing. Don’t forget to check out other books by Mayer.

Illustrations: A Collage of Genealogical Pictorial Arrangements

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