There has recently been a flurry of new products related to capturing social media posts, digitizing images and letters, as well as platforms for capturing audio stories. This was discussed in an earlier WLP post.
But which one do you choose as a gift in the short week before Christmas? Turn around time is the limiting factor. What can you still accomplish in such a short time?
Several options are still viable as gifts.
Ancestry.com Gift Subscription
Ancestry.com is the best known commercial genealogical records service. It offers subscriptions that are easy to give. The person to whom you are giving must have an email address and you need to provide a start date for the subscription.
What Ancestry calls a U.S. Discovery gift allows access to all U.S. records:
12 months $169
6 months $89
What Ancestry calls a World Explorer gift allows access to U.S. and international records:
These are fabulous gift suggestions. Thank you for sharing them.
Oooh. Really, really unique and excellent gifting ideas. I love them!
Thanks Carol! That is why I shared ’em.
What a fabulous idea! I used Ancestry to find out where my grandparents came from. It was an incredible experience.
These are great resources for people interested in genealogy!
Such a unique concept for gift giving. There are so many interesting companies out there offering clever ideas for capturing memories. Thank you for highlighting these!
Kimberly XO