April 2009
| INSPIRATION | CONTENTS | HINTS |
The
extract
from the article below was the inspiration for our Family
Yearbook. Betsy's magazine is still going strong. She has
been avery active in the literary field and is happy to have contacts
from anyone interested in her poetry, books or family magazine. See below to view her page. |
We have had some changes in content over the years, below are some of the popular sections. One of the family is a Genealogist and provides all the information on the Family Tree and the Ancestor Profile. See below to view her Page. We have attained complete originality of poems and stories. Some members of the family have regular entries** such as Best Books, Jim's Jargon, The Useless Farm Girl & Cracks in the Pines.. See "Past Editions" & "The New Years Edition" to see these. Also "Past Editions" shows some clips of the 14th edition. The New Years Edition gives the hightlights of the 15th edition. | Below I provide some hints for organization and production. I have found it is important to encourage all members of the family to contribute especially the younger ones as they are our future. The last few editions have had the rule that each contributer presents their pages/articles (25 copies) ready for collation to minimuse costs for the editor. The editor does the front cover, an editorial and epilogue, and collates, binds and posts out. We started with a book price of $10 each however, due to our recent review have had to raise it to $15 per book to ensure the editor is not out of pocket. Most families doing a Yearstory have chosen a name that has stuck over the years, eg "Short Stories", "Snippits from the Smiths", "Maudsley Matters" and many more. |
| 'Our family magazine was born 11 years ago. I wrote
some poems for a reunion and someone said, "We should do
something like this every year"....We have a routine. About early
September I send questionnaires to family members seeking
contributions...About mid to late November another letter goes to
stragglers...We find the family magazine is a great way to keep in
touch and to keep the family history together. It takes a bit of work
each year...but I know it is well worth the effort'.
Betsy Chape Note: Betsy has recently had another article about her Yearbook appearing in the magazine "That's Life". Issue 5 February 5th, 2005. |
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| of the family to submit a name for the Yearbook. You then need to run a ballot to choose the winning Yearbook name. Perhaps give a small prize to the winner. The collaborative approach fosters ownership of the whole process. |
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