Acid Free Archive Labels


We now have stocks of a true archival quality adhesive label in 3 sizes. Customers have requested these to enable them to safely index their research. Also useful for putting family details on to stick to our long certificate acid free card inserts. These at the side of your certificate in the acid free pocket help to add information on that individual.

63mm x 31mm

38mm x 31mm

25mm x 18mm

TIP: The smallest size is good for using on family tree printed charts

1) Remember to use our acid free pens to write the information!
2) Most modern inkjet printers have acid free ink (check with you manufacturer)


Visit our website on this link


http://www.familytreefolk.co.uk/page_11235.html


Happy indexing!


Mike
Family Tree Folk


  

Flip Pal Portable Scanner

NEW to the UK
So popular already with Family Historians in the USA|

Memories, photographs and stories bind families together across the generations. Sharing, preserving and storing these memories are very important to any Family Historian and serious Genealogist.

How many times whilst doing your research have you come across a photograph, image, newspaper article or a document that you wished you could just have a copy? Perhaps the owner (even a close relative) is reluctant to let this precious memory leave their side. Maybe you have no time or the equipment to take a copy there and then. With the Flip-Pal™ mobile scanner never again do you need to lose the opportunity to collect this information even if the photographs are mounted in a photo album! (Scanner only 10" x 6" approx.)

The Flip-Pal™ battery powered mobile scanner will solve all of these problems. Take advantage of the patented flip-and-scan technology to scan documents and even photos safely while they are still in the album or frame.

Scanning of larger documents and photographs is so easy. By scanning in sections and then using the seamless “stitching software” to combine into one perfect replica of the original with no joins visible.

Find out more, view accessories and see all the technical specifications at Family Tree Folk. Then just place your order and start scanning on the move!

http://www.familytreefolk.co.uk/page_11211.html

Archival Acid Free Storage Boxes

Archival acid free storage is extremely important for the safe preservation and longevity of all your precious keepsakes, books, photos, documents and other memorabilia such as materials etc.

Our one piece boxes with a clamshell design and hinged lid provide a strong and easily accessible means of safely archiving your precious keepsakes for future generations.

Made with a strong blue/grey board 1.5mm thick and lined with a white lignin free paper. Also buffered with 3% calcium carbonate for an alkaline reserve which helps to protect the contents against migrating acidity and atmospheric sulphur contamination.

http://familytreefolk.co.uk/familytreefolk/page_11198.html

Available in 4 sizes allowing all the best possible options for the storage of different sizes of memorabilia.

Small 8.63 x 6.25 x 3 inches (219 x 159 x 76mm)

Medium 12.25 x 9 x 3 inches (311 x 229 x 76mm)

Large 15 x 10 x 3 inches (387 260 x 76mm)

Extra Large 17.25 x 11.5 x 3.125 inches (438 x 292 x 83mm)

We also stock Acid Free White Tissue Paper for wrapping and separating items in the boxes.

http://familytreefolk.co.uk/familytreefolk/page_11199.html

Finally we also have an Unbleached Cotton Tying Tape for safely binding documents, books etc

http://familytreefolk.co.uk/familytreefolk/page_11200.html

So if you want your research and memorabilia to stand and last the generations to come ensure you are using acid free materials and correct preservation products

Mike

Family Tree Folk

 

Genealogy Slogan Mugs

Just added to our gift range these Genealogy Mugs which are an ideal gift for your genealogy friends or even to treat yourself. Certainly lets your family, friends or work colleagues know you take your hobby "seriously"!


These mugs are sent out in a polystyrene packing box to ensure safe transit to the destination address.


We hope to bring further designs and slogan mugs in the near future.


Created by the Family Tree Folk to raise a smile for the friends and family of any serious Family Historian!
 

The Step Backwards Mug

The Annoying Genealogist Mug

 

Visit Family Tree Folk at

 

http://familytreefolk.co.uk/familytreefolk/page_11193.html

 

Mike

Family Tree Folk

Archival Safe Photo Pen

Our archival safe photo Signature pen is acid free and a pen that can be safely used not only on the backs of photographs but also on the front. Acid free ink should be used not only for protecting your photographs but also for the longevity of what you have written.

Using normal non acid free ink can not only harm your photographs and documents but the ink will almost certainly fade and not preserve your information for long term.

We have just secured a large order of these pens from the Manx Museum on the Isle of Man http://www.gov.im/mnh/heritage/museums/manxmuseum.xml

Certainly archivists and museums etc know how to safely archive documents, photographs and artifacts. If you have any questions on preserving your Family History please contact us or visit our Archiving section at

http://www.familytreefolk.co.uk/page_11161.html

New Products for May

We have taken delivery of some new exciting products to add to our comprehensive range of magnifiers and LED lights.

First up (and one we sold even before they arrived - see below).

The Hands Free Lighted Magnifier with a x1.5 magnification and a x4 bifocal insert. Also illuminated and the batteries are included.

http://www.familytreefolk.co.uk/page_11187.html

We also have in stock this useful magnifier with powerful LED and retractable tweezers! So handy for a multitude of tasks as well as genealogy, scrapbooking, crafts and for removing splinters!

Added to our powerful LED booklight range we have two new additions. First the ultra slim clip on booklight in silver or black.

For more versatility and travel we have a goose neck total flexible lightweight booklight again with strong LED and clip on for your books etc. Available in Silver or Black.

Finally what a lovely show of appreciation from one of our customers in Texas, USA. Yes we do ship worldwide. Thanks to our customer in Texas Fran Ellsworth. Also worthy of a follow on genealogy.

 See the blog posting at:

http://branchingoutthroughtheyears.blogspot.com/2011/05/thanks-to-friend-on-twitter.html

If you need any advice on these or any of our products including archiving your research safely please email me at mike@familytreefolk.co.uk or phone us on 01977 791657

Mike
Family Tree Folk

Family Tree Printing

Have you printed out your long family tree on pages of A4 paper then had to trim the edges and margins, line up and stick together? Or have you used a roll of wallpaper to write it out by hand?

Many Family Historians/Genealogists have all experienced the above but Family Tree Folk have the solution!

We have 90 gsm A4 bright white acid free continuous fine perforated paper in 20 sheet packs (nearly 6 metres) allowing you to print your tree with no breaks. Print or write between 1 and 20 to suit the length of your tree.

See: http://www.familytreefolk.co.uk/page_11178.html

Mike
Family Tree Folk

Latest News

Sorry we have been absent from posting for awhile but with Christmas and the VAT increases we have been very busy here at Family Tree Folk. We thought we would just let you know about a few bits of news.

First we have had to review our prices following not only the VAT increase to 20% but also some increases from our suppliers. However although we have applied increases many prices have been held and some have even been reduced!

Our Genealogy CD Desk 2011 Calendar RRP £4.95 has now been reduced to £2.95 and will also be sent FREE with any orders over £50 (not inc P&P). Whilst stocks last.

http://familytreefolk.co.uk/familytreefolk/page_11162.html

We have introduced following many requests from our customers a Gift Voucher button on our website. Many genealogists, family historians and general customers can now pass this link on to family and friends who may be unsure what to buy a genealogist.

We have a regular updated list of Family History Fairs in the UK (why not bookmark it on your PC?)

http://familytreefolk.co.uk/familytreefolk/page_10898.html

We are also busy posting genealogy posts on our sister blog the Genealogy Gazette which has many useful links to often free database research sites.

http://genealogygazette.blogspot.com/

Finally we have added many new links with dedicated pages on our website for other genealogical interests

http://familytreefolk.co.uk/familytreefolk/page_10786.html

Happy Researching from all at Family Tree Folk

Mike
Family Tree Folk 

New Addition to Magnifier Range

We have just added a new cerise coloured wallet size magnifier to our range. This has been our most popular selling magnifier in silver for a number of years. It has an overall x2 magnification with a bifocal inset of x6.

Would imagine this new colour will prove extremely popular as a gift item.
For more information visit the page on our website.

http://www.familytreefolk.co.uk/page_11037.html

Mike
Family Tree Folk

2011 Genealogist's Calendar

The Genealogist's Year 2011 CD desk calendar is a unique genealogy gift for any family historian. An ideal Christmas present to buy now.

The handy CD case desk format takes up only a small amount of desk space and means that the genealogy calendar is always close at hand when researching the family tree. Perfect for planning dates for trips to the record office!

Created by Family Tree Folk to raise a smile with 12 of our unique popular, full colour designs, a different one for each of the 12 months ahead. The cover also features our popular "Remember undocumented Genealogy ... is just Mythology!" design to give a warm start to the year.

Limited copies http://www.familytreefolk.co.uk/page_11168.html

Lest we forget them

With November looming, Remembrance Sunday is a day we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. However do we also remember the 1,000’s of POW’s (prisoner of war) who were incarcerated in sometimes brutal and appaling conditions?

Researching your ancestry should include finding as much about our ancestors including war records. Today more and more resources are becoming available on the internet. Three great sites (and there are many) are featured below.

Stalag VIIIB/344 Lamsdorf

Lamsdorf was a very large German prisoner of war camp located in SW Poland. More than 100,000 prisoners from Australia, Belgium, Britain, Canada, France, Greece, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Poland, South Africa, the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and the United States passed through this camp.

A famous prisoner from here was Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader.

http://lamsdorf.webs.com/

Stalag XVIIIA/Wolfsberg

Wolfsberg was located in Austria and this website is adding names to the roll call of prisoners who passed through. Currently this site has nearly 11,000 names and is being added to as information comes forward.

http://www.stalag18a.org.uk/

Far East Prisoners of War

Approximately 55,500 names of British POWs are on the database, taken from army, navy and air force records.

http://www.cofepowdb.org.uk/cdb2/Index.jsp

Writing out your family history research

In this age of technology we all store our information and records on various media. Long gone the days of the “floppy disk” and even current media storage will and is becoming outdated. We all have stored our family history research of many years hard work on CD’s, DVD’s, Memory Sticks, Hard Drive back up’s etc. Even places on the internet such as Dropbox where we can “safely” store our hard sought research.

However bringing family history to life is not just about having everything backed up. It is about presenting it in written hard copy format with information, photographs, BMD certificates, census copies etc. This done on archival acid free safe materials and presented in a binder to future generations (remember how many family bibles were passed down through the family).

I was approached by a lady today who wanted to handwrite her research on acid free paper but wanted to use acid free ink with a fountain pen! Admiration for this wonderful initiative from a family historian who wants to present her findings in this way. Family Tree folk sell a range of acid free papers and pens but have never been asked for a bottle of acid free ink.
What are other views out in the genealogy world? How do you write up your research? More importantly are you using archival safe products to ensure long term preservation?

www.familytreefolk.co.uk/page_11161.html


Be interested in any comments on this posting.

Genealogy Christmas

Well it will soon be October and Christmas is looming especially for our overseas customers who want to buy genealogy themed Christmas cards and gifts for their fellow family historians (or even themselves. Always a good idea to pass on our website http://www.familytreefolk.co.uk/ to your family who can never find something suitable for a family historian.

We have a range of Christmas cards and inexpensive gifts as well as our standard ranges. We also carry a comprehensive range of magnifiers and lights as well as a major selection of archival acid free products.

So if your looking for an inexpensive themed gift or something a little more serious visit our website at www.familytreefolk.co.uk

What do you buy a genealogist for Christmas or a birthday?

It is so hard to find something related to family historians (other than relations!) to give as a present or send a greetings card. Family Tree Folk established an online shop in 2007 just for that reason. I was unable to find a suitable card or some inexpensive little items (stocking fillers) to raise a smile with my genealogy friends.

Using humour that is in the main only understood by fellow genealogists we designed and produced a range of gifts such as keyrings, magnets, mouse mats, pens etc. To accompany these we produced a range of themed greeting cards including Christmas, Mothers Day and Fathers Day.

We also have a serious side (genealogy is a serious pastime as well as fun though) and we sell a comprehensive range of magnifiers for genealogists along with archival and acid free products. The range has grown over the years and continues to do so. Take a look at our website at the products we offer as well as informative sections and details of the full research facility we offer.

Christmas is approaching treat your friends (or even yourself) to something they can “relate” to. May be worth passing on our website to other members of your family as a prompt to buy you something. One can live in hope of that, almost like finding that elusive ancestor! Happy Researching.

Viking DNA

Viking burials yield uncontaminated Viking DNA for important analysis



Vikings are well known in mythology and stories for wearing their famous helmets and being buried with their treasures. Archeaology has discovered some of these helmets, which has provided much detail about the lives of Vikings. Now scientists have now used the human teeth and tissue from the Viking skeletons that have lain undisturbed, buried with their artefacts for over 1000 years, to extract pure Viking DNA to tell us more...

The researchers overcame problems that have plagued previous studies - that of contamination. All living things have DNA and examining archeaological finds always leads to investigators DNA being left on the finds. Danish researchers planned this excavation carefully. They took samples from teeth and bones for DNA testing moments after the ancient skeletons were first unearthed, before any DNA could contaminated the area.

For more information and links visit http://www.familytreefolk.co.uk/page_11065.html

Some useful genealogy websites

I will be attempting to introduce possible helpful new areas of research from websites I have uncovered. These are all free to use with no subscriptions or payments required. Occasional registration maybe required to access the information.

I have given some of the websites using shortened URL’s to make it easier and quicker to type in the website name search. You can then save them into your favourites.

Rudy's List of Archaic Medical Terms

Have you ever pondered over the cause of death on a death certificate? Stuck trying to work out a cause of death because of strange wording? Try this excellent site for old medical terms. In alphabetical order and some with original document examples.

http://bit.ly/b6maX0

Manchester & Lancashire FHS Toolbar

Manchester & Lancashire FHS launched a brilliant new browser toolbar for genealogy resources - free download. Once loaded it gives you an instant drop down menu with access to numerous worldwide genealogy sites so easily. From the link below once you access the page select the M&LFHS Toolbar.

http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/

Welsh Family History

Do you have Welsh ancestors? A good site for checking out "Common Words & Phrases on Welsh head stones & Memorial Inscriptions" – (Good one for MI coordinators)

http://ning.it/dAtVT3

Australian War Memorial

Searchable First World War Diaries database by name with some original documents. Whilst on active service Army headquarters, formations and units are required to keep a unit war diary recording their daily activities.

http://bit.ly/dju33M

Archival Glue and Adhesive Tapes

Archiving, repair and bonding of all of your research material, old documents, newspaper articles and photographs even if just copies of the originals should always be done using acid free materials. Using traditional Sellotape which is a cellulose tape with a rubber resin adhesive should not be used. The rubber resin adhesive degrades and dries out causing irreparable damage to documents.


An archival preservation acid free adhesive glue or tape should be used to safely repair a torn document or mount items onto acid free paper or card backings.

Often many old family documents, papers, letters, certificates, books, photos and maps can already be torn from poor storage and handling. To avoid further damage and to safely repair and reinforce these documents for preserving, acid free document repair tape should be used. Our repair tape is of archival and conservation quality and used by archives, libraries, schools and museums for document and book repair.

The tape has an acid free clear polyester film with a non yellowing adhesive and incorporates an "exclusive" Peel 'n Place Centering Strip®. This consists of three peel off backing strips (see photograph). After removal of the thin centre strip you can then visual see where to apply the tape over the tear line. This provides far easier and more accurate application to your damaged documents. Once pressure is applied the tape is transparent.


We stock a range of acid free tapes and adhesives for genealogists or indeed anyone who wants to safely preserve their work and documents for generations.


Please feel free to visit our website for more information or contact us if you have a particular question about preservation.

www.familytreefolk.co.uk
email: sales@familytreefolk.co.uk

Family Tree Folk: Animals in the 1911 census

Family Tree Folk: Animals in the 1911 census

Archival Acid Free Paper and Card

As well as recording your written or printed research using acid free inks you need to ensure you use acid free paper and card. This archival paper and card is not easily found in general stationers.



The acid content in paper determines it's life expectancy. The acid content is measured on a pH scale:


• pH 3-6 very acidic with a short life expectancy


• pH 7 neutral and classed as acid free - lasts 200 years


• pH 14 alkaline with a very long life expectancy - 500 years or more


Acid free paper (pH 7.0 and above) has a high degree of durability and permanence and will last for up to 200 years under normal use and storage conditions. It will not discolour or become brittle with normal handling.


Our acid and alkaline free paper (neutral pH) is suitable for use in both laser and inkjet printers. Also use it for copying, writing and drawing up your family trees or recording any of your important ancestral information.


Using acid free card has additional benefits:


Acid free card provides good support inside the acid free sleeves to protect delicate and fragile documents. The acid free card inserts also form an acid free mount for the certificates, making an attractive display in your binder. Use acid free adhesive or acid free tape to attach descriptive labels around the certificate with details of the ancestral line to which the certificate relates to.

Visit http://www.familytreefolk.co.uk/page_11161.html for more information or to buy

Have you placed your valuable research in clear PVC sleeves? Oh No!

Widely found and used to store documents with other memorabilia, PVC clear plastic sleeves are a definite NO to any family historian. The number of people who approach me at Family History Fairs with old and fragile original family documents (certificates, wills etc) in PVC sleeves is astonishing. What is more surprising is they are not aware of the long term damage PVC can cause to their precious documents.

PVC has plasticisers added that make the PVC soft and pliable. These plasticisers over time migrate into the document and destroy the print and also eat into the paper. You will have seen examples of this when you try to remove a long term stored document and the PVC sleeve is sticky and has some of the print transferred from the paper onto the plastic.

The archival way of storing your documents is to use acid free inert PP (Polypropylene) or PET (Polyester) sleeves. These two are widely used by professional archivists to ensure safe storage of valuable documents and memorabilia. PP is by far the most common type used mainly because of availability and the lower price. The benefit of using PET (used by more professional bodies) is the ultra clarity and generally more lightweight gauge of sleeve.

At Family Tree Folk we stock a wide range of PP sleeves in A4 portrait, landscape and photo sections as well as the longer foolscap certificate size PP and PET sleeves. If you want more information visit our website at http://www.familytreefolk.co.uk/ or contact us for advice.