Here's another list of unique family gifts to give to a family member who loves genealogy or someone who has everything. They will appreciate a gift with a lot of meaning to them or their family.
1. Census Enumerations - Some census records are available online of your family, your parents, your grandparents, etc. Photocopy this and place it in a notebook or binder. I use clear plastic protector sheets to put them in. You can give a gift of many census records and divide the different family apart with dividers and place them into a binder and wrap it up for the family member. Sometimes the census records has their family members, friends on it as well that they were close to while growing up. It will give them many memories of their past.
2. Military Histories - I was able to get the military history of my father and my Uncle who both fought in WW11 from the Canadian gov't as well as my great grandfather's military records as he fought in WW1. You can contact the gov't for the papers about their service in the wars, go to local libraries if in the civil war, etc. Get photos, military metals, discharge papers, awards, etc of the family member who served. Place the papers in plastic protector sheets in a binder. It's a wonderful gift.
3. Photographs - Restore or reprint ancestral photos for family members, wedding pictures, childhood photos, etc for your family members. They are priceless gifts!
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