Site by Delta Systems The Classes - Explore 5 classes essential to successful research and preservation The Book - Written as a teaching aid, read step-by-step plans on how to conduct family history research Photo Restoration - We help restore what time destroys The Research - Weblinks and tips to get you going Read more about Elaine Powell, the Heritage Lady Contact Elaine Powell, the Heritage Lady Elaine Powell teaches scrapbookers and genealogists how to bring family histories to life Learn from 35 years of genealogy research, scrapbooking, and consulting
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Elaine is available to present any of the following as a class or lecture:

CREATING A FAMILY HERITAGE ALBUM

The Heritage Album class teaches the importance of creating a Family Heritage Album. You will be given a step-by-step plan of action that will teach you everything you need to know to create your own family heritage album. You will learn how to include the photos, documents, genealogy, and memorabilia of your family, past and present. You will learn how to interview your family members, how to journal the family stories, and how to include genealogical charts in your album.

DATING AND IDENTIFYING FAMILY PHOTOS

This class will teach you how to date a photo, and will help you to determine who is in your unidentified photos.

Elaine will illustrate several different resources to show you how you can identify the photos in your collection. Handouts are provided to help you identify your photos at home. Class attendees may bring photos to be dated or identified.

PRESERVATION AND STORAGE OF YOUR DOCUMENTS

Elaine will teach attendees the proper way to store their documents, family papers, letters, and memorabilia. Attendees will learn how home conditions, humidity levels, and temperature contribute to deterioration of paper. Proper storage products, and products that can be purchased to help clean old documents will be discussed, as will ways to lower humidity levels, which is often a cause of mold growth on papers.

ORGANIZING YOUR GENEALOGY PAPERS & DOCUMENTS

You will learn how to organize the "stuff" you accumulate as you research - all your documents, letters, miscellaneous papers, books, magazines, and more. You will learn the safe way to store your documents and how you can find what you need quickly. You will learn about the basics of file storage, and we will cover the best products to use to store your items. You will learn how to organize paper files as well as Internet files, your genealogy books, your computer documents, and more.

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How To Create A Family Heritage Album

The book includes a step-by-step plan of action that will teach readers how to create an album that will include their family photos, stories, memorabilia, and genealogy. Attendees will learn how to preserve their original photos, what to include in their album, how to decorate their album, plus much more.

If you have questions about the Heritage class, the book, or want to order a copy, email Elaine at TheHeritageLady@aol.com.

The class and the book will help both the scrapbooker and the genealogist.

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Elaine contributes a portion of the sale of her Heritage Album book to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Colonial Williamsburg is a living history museum located in Virginia.

Email Elaine at TheHeritageLady@aol.com for more information or to purchase her book.

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PHOTO RESTORATION

Elaine also restores photographs. No need to mail your photos. Just scan them into your computer and send them as a .jpg email attachment and Elaine will give you a quote on what it will cost to restore your old, scratched, or cracked photos so you can proudly display the beautiful photos in your family collection.

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Links

Email Elaine at TheHeritageLady@aol.com

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Elaine is available to present any of the following as a class or lecture:

COMMENTS FROM PROGRAM ATTENDEES AND THOSE WHO HAVE PURCHASED ELAINE'S BOOK:

  • "I didn't know where to begin until I heard your program. Your advice has helped me so much."
  • "Your presentation is so thorough."
  • "Everyone around me had such favorable comments about your Dating Photos class."
  • "Thank you for so much WONDERFUL information on so many subjects regarding the creation of my heritage album."
  • "Your many years of experience as a genealogist are so valuable to the information you present."
  • "I learned the correct way to store and frame my family photos and now my family can really enjoy them."
  • "I had no idea there way so much to learn about the care and preservation of family photos."
  • "I would have never believed that my photo, which over time had rolled up as tight as a pencil, could be restored. Thank You!"
  • "Your detailed information was invaluable to me while creating my heritage album."
  • "I had so many photos that you helped me identify. Thanks so much!"
  • "Our members thoroughly enjoyed your program."
  • "Thanks for teaching me the safest way to store my albums and genealogical documents."
  • "Every genealogist needs the information you present on organization."
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Elaine Powell is fondly referred to as "The Heritage Lady" because she has been teaching classes for about ten years that help people to bring their family history to life. Her love of family history and scrapbooks helped her to create a class that she teaches to genealogists, scrapbookers, historians, and more. She is also the author of the book How To Create A Family Heritage Album.

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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Elaine been a family historian & genealogist for over 25 years. She has been a scrapbooker for over 35 years, and a professional scrapbooking consultant since 1997. She teaches genealogy and scrapbooking classes to genealogical societies, historical societies, scrapbooking groups, as well as other groups. She is a member of the International Society of Family History Writers and Editors, The Society of Florida Archivists, and The American Institute For Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works. Elaine is a past president, and has been on the board of the Central Florida Genealogical Society since 1998.

Elaine Powell is fondly referred to as "The Heritage Lady" because she has been teaching classes for about ten years that help people to bring their family history to life. Her love of family history and scrapbooks helped her to create a class that she teaches to genealogists, scrapbookers, historians, and more. She is also the author of the book How To Create A Family Heritage Album.

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Elaine Powell - TheHeritageLady@aol.com

Elaine Powell is fondly referred to as "The Heritage Lady" because she has been teaching classes for about ten years that help people to bring their family history to life. Her love of family history and scrapbooks helped her to create a class that she teaches to genealogists, scrapbookers, historians, and more. She is also the author of the book How To Create A Family Heritage Album.