Winners in the Blog Book Tour How to Archive Family Keepsakes

List of Winners from the Blog Book Tour Giveaways. If you see your name please visit Denise's blog to contact her.

Denise May Levenick, The Family Curator

http://www.thefamilycurator.com

Author, How to Archive Family Keepsakes

Week 1 Winner of the Family History Photo Archive Kit --
Mary Nelson, commenter at 4YourFamilyStories

Week 1 Runners Up, free copy of How to Archive Family Keepsakes -- 
Annemarie Taylor, commenter at 4YourFamilyStories
Tina Telesca, commenter at The Armchair Genealogist

Week 2 Winner of the Family History Oversize Archive Kit --
Robyn, commenter at The Practical Archivist

Week 2 Runner Up, free copy of How to Archive Family Keepsakes -- 
Cheryl Smallwood-Roberts, commenter at The In-Depth Genealogist

Twitter Tweeter Winner, free PDF copy of How to Archive Family Keepsakes --
MariannSRegan 

FaceBook Friend Winner, free PDF copy of How to Archive Family Keepsakes --
Eli Melitz 

Google+ Winner, free PDF copy of How to Archive Family Keepsakes --Jenna Mills

A New Way to Learn More About Genealogy Books and Authors

The following NEWS RELEASE was sent to Olive Tree Genealogy by Denise May Levenick of The Family Curator blog. Denise has written a book How to Archive Family Keepsakes and many bloggers are participating in a fun and informative Blog Book Tour from January 10 to 26th.

Blog Book Tour Comes to A Computer Near You:
A New Way to Learn More About Genealogy Books and Authors

Family Curator Blog Book Tour for How to Archive Family Keepsakes by Denise Levenick – On Tour from January 10-26^th, 2013

The Virtual Book Tour brings new books and authors directly to the reader, and with the Blog Book Tour for Denise Levenick’s new book How to ArchiveFamily Keepsakes genealogists and family historians are browsing the pages of this new book via the internet during the16-day tour of popular blogs and websites January 10 – 26, 2013.

Blog book tours are popular trends in the general e-publishing world but had limited exposure in the family history community until Gena Philibert-Ortega introduced her book From the Family Kitchen to genealogists in a virtualbook tour in August, 2012. Enthusiastic response to Levenick’s blog book tour shows that the virtual tour continues to be a welcome new event.

After a successful launch January 10 at the author’s family history blog The Family Curator, the tour stopped at eight more websites. Each day, content and reviews gave readers a chance to sample Levenick’s new book and learn more about organizing and preserving family keepsakes and genealogy papers.

Free handouts, book excerpts, exclusive articles, reviews, and author interviews are among the different kinds of content posted in the opening week. Participating blogs included: Geneabloggers; GenealogyGems Podcast Blog; Moultrie Creek Gazette;, 4Your Family Story; OliveTree Genealogy;, TheArmchair Genealogist; Shadesof the Departed; and Dr.Bill Tells Ancestor Stories.

January 20-25 the Blog Book Tour continues with visits to six more genealogy blogs for new articles, interviews, and reviews -- Practical Archivist; TheIn-Depth Genealogist; Food. Family. Ephemera.; DearMYRTLE; AnceStories; and The Houstory Hearth.

How to Archive Family Keepsakes offers practical guidance for family historians:

•           Helping a parent or loved one downsize to a smaller home

•           Needing a simple, effective filing system for genealogy research

•           Interested in scanning and making digital copies of genealogy records

•           Looking for a way to preserve your family history and heirlooms for future generations

Proceeds from the sale of How to Archive Family Keepsakes during the Book Tour will help fund the 2013 Student Genealogy Grant founded in 2010 to assist young genealogists further their genealogical education.

For more information, visit the Blog Book Tour Page at The Family Curator website <http://www.thefamilycurator.com/book-tour/>.

Family Curator Blog Book Tour for How to Archive Family Keepsakes

Organize your family history heirlooms and research in 2013 --
Family Curator Blog Book Tour for How to Archive Family Keepsakes by Denise Levenick – On Tour from January 10-26^th, 2013.

How to ArchiveFamily Keepsakes: Learn to Preserve Family Photos, Memorabilia & Genealogy Records will be featured in a new Blog Book Tour January 10-26, 2013. With top reviews from leading genealogy bloggers and 5-Star Ratings on Amazon.com, this new resource by Denise Levenick, The Family Curator, will help you organize and preserve your family history heirlooms and research in 2013.

Visit 14 popular genealogy blogs and websites featuring Denise and How to Archive Family Keepsakes for book excerpts, interviews, special guest posts, free downloads, and giveaways.  View the schedule at the Blog Book Tour Page. (Olive Tree Genealogy will be part of the Blog Book Tour, watch for a Guest post from the author on January 15!)

How to Archive Family Keepsakes offers practical guidance for family historians:

•    Helping a parent or loved one downsize to a smaller home

•    Needing a simple, effective filing system for genealogy research

•    Interested in scanning and making digital copies of genealogy records

•    Looking for a way to preserve your family history and heirlooms for future generations

Proceeds from the sale of How to Archive Family Keepsakes during the Book Tour will help fund the 2013 Student Genealogy Grant founded in 2010 in honor of Denise’s mother, Suzanne Winsor Freeman.

About the Author

Denise Levenick lives in Southern California and inherited her love of family history along with a trunk filled with family treasures from her maternal grandmother. She is now the caretaker of several family collections and has adapted professional archival techniques to organize and preserve family keepsakes for a home situation. She is a frequent contributor to Family Tree Magazine and speaks to genealogy societies and service groups about preserving family treasures. Denise created The FamilyCurator blog in 2007 where she continues to write about her own family history research and preserving family keepsakes.

Join the Blog Book Tour for How to Archive Family Keepsakes January 10-26 for author interviews, book excerpts, giveaways, and more. Visit the Blog Book Tour Page at The Family Curator website for the complete schedule 

How to Archive Family Keepsakes (Family Tree Books, 2012) ISBN 1440322236

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