These pages contain dates of birth and death, a brief biography and a photograph of your family member. To systematize family ties, a family tree is included. Its structure is chosen according to your wishes. You can build it yourself using free programs, but this will take a lot of time, and if you are not a big expert in computer programs and do not know Photoshop, then you will not be able to colorfully design your family tree.
In my opinion, it is easier to turn to specialists who will not only suggest the optimal tree scheme but also design it according to the rules of genealogy. At the Russian Center of Genealogy you can buy a genealogy book and real professionals will colorfully design it with a free certificate. And this will be a priceless gift to all your future generations.
In addition to the genealogy book, you can also buy a family diploma at the Center of Genealogy, which will research the origin of your surname. You can also order the design of a family tree and your family coat of arms, which will emphasize the status of your surname and remain for centuries for your descendants. And in five years no one will wonder when it appeared, in the 17th century or the present time.
In order to design a genealogy book, which can be bought in many gift shops and online stores, you need information about your ancestors. You can do the search and meticulous collection of information yourself (but this is a very long and laborious process) or contact specialized genealogical centers. Naturally, even when contacting specialists, you will need to find the most basic information about your family members, sketch out your family tree. You can obtain this information from personal conversations with your grandparents and from documents stored at home. It is very useful to talk to elderly family members, who will help you gather family traditions and tell about the lives of your ancestors. And with these initial data, genealogists will continue to study the history of your family.
This is a fairly complex and lengthy job due to the remoteness of archives on the territory of our country and, if necessary, the near abroad. Independent information search takes a lot of free time and involves long trips and, accordingly, considerable financial investment. Moreover, independent search is not always the cheapest. For example, the archive containing information about your ancestor is located in Kaliningrad. You will have to find free time, a decent amount of money and hit the road. Searching in the archive (even for a prepared person) usually takes from two to four days. You need to stay somewhere during these days, i.e., rent a hotel room. And all this costs a pretty penny.
But, for comparison, if you contact the Center of Genealogy and sign a contract for genealogical research, the same work would be done for less money, because the Center's employees work in almost all archives of our country. And there is no need to travel anywhere to get archival records. The approximate cost of such a service will be 5000-7000 rubles. But this is still significantly cheaper than an independent trip.
As information about your ancestors is received, a family tree and a genealogy book are created, which can also be bought at the above-mentioned Center. They will be designed by professional designers according to your wishes or in a standard form. Also, if desired, you can find or create your own family coat of arms. When creating it, heraldists will take into account your wishes and follow all rules of heraldry. After developing your coat of arms, it will be officially registered in the open heraldry register of the Center.
Genealogy tree and family coat of arms are a wonderful addition to the family book, which allows you to visually and clearly organize information about your relatives. Its undeniable advantage is that there is the possibility of making additions and corrections when new information about ancestors appears, adding historical documents.
When choosing a gift for an anniversary or wedding, many wonder what to buy. A genealogy book is a gift that will become the most precious heirloom of your family. It varies both in quality of execution and in the quality of materials used, depending on the customer's financial capabilities. But in any case, this is the most optimal solution for organizing and systematizing information about your family and a priceless gift to your descendants.