TMG-L Archives

Archiver > TMG > 2000-02 > 0949439525


From: JD Howard <>
Subject: Re: TMG-L: A way to share material
Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 14:12:05 -0700


Bob,
Many thanks.
JD Howard
Roswell, NM

Bob Sawyer wrote:
>
> With so many asking to be included, I will put the topic on
> the list. Since you each have different interests, the
> following probably does not answer all your specific
> questions. Just ask, please.
>
> I write each booklet as a letter addressed to my three
> children. Of the last five, the longest ones are 24 pages.
> Using the booklet feature in WordPerfect, I print landscape
> on a letter-size sheet, divided into two pages on each side.
> Then I fold them in half and staple them. I bought a special
> booklet stapler (and a box of 6" x 9" envelopes for mailing).
>
> I produced one in larger, letter size format. The small ones
> will not accommodate everything. The center two pages
> of the booklet are a single uninterrupted letter-size page, and
> I have put five-generation charts there.
>
> TMG is often my reference, and I have printed charts for
> booklets, using TMG and VCF, but TMG does not write the
> booklet. I write it in WordPerfect. With a flat bed scanner, I
> insert many pictures, maps, letters, and the like.
>
> They are short enough so I do not get bogged down--never
> lose interest. The idea is to make them brief so that my
> children do not get bored. With all the pictures, I hope to
> catch the eye of my grandchildren too. So far, they have
> stimulated interest. The children ask questions and we get
> into discussions about family history. In other words, the
> booklets serve my purpose (g).
>
> As I sort and catalog all this wonderful inherited stuff, I find
> an item or a cluster of items now and then that jumps out as
> a booklet candidate. I stop the sorting and produce a booklet.
> Everything is saved on disk, so the material can be (and has
> been) used later for something else.
>
> One describes the small farm on which I grew up,
> contrasting my childhood surroundings with those of my
> children. Two others introduce grandparents. Another
> includes images of a few diary pages written by my grand
> aunt in her late teens as she cared for her dying mother. One
> is in Q&A format and is a mix of topics. Several more are
> started. All are crammed with pictures and other graphics.
>
> It is easy and a lot of fun once you learn enough word
> processing and desk-top publishing techniques. Sometimes
> graphics give me a snag, but I work it out.
>
> Questions are welcome.
>
> Regards, Bob Sawyer
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> TMG-L The Internet Mailing List for The Master Genealogist
> To unsubscribe: Send an e-mail to with 'UNSUBSCRIBE TMG-L'
> or... if you get the digest version: 'UNSUBSCRIBE TMG-L-DIGEST'
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
TMG-L The Internet Mailing List for The Master Genealogist
To unsubscribe: Send an e-mail to with 'UNSUBSCRIBE TMG-L'
or... if you get the digest version: 'UNSUBSCRIBE TMG-L-DIGEST'
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

This thread: