Forget Her Not on Mother’s Day: Genealogy Gift Ideas for the Genealogist Mother
1May
Because I feel that, in the Heavens above,
The angels, whispering to one another,
Can find, among their burning terms of love,
None so devotional as that of ‘Mother’
Edgar Allan Poe
It is almost Mother’s Day when we honor Mothers. Mothers are young, old, or in-between. They can be biological, adopted or even one who feels like a mother. In one sense or another, all women can be mothers to someone. And no matter the kind of mother, they are all like the north star in our lives – the one constant in a world of inconsistencies. When all things fail, a Mother’s love is always there. Even when she isn’t present, her love is felt through time and distance. So, what can be given to one who so freely shares her love, resources and time? We searched for ideas and have gathered them together for you to consider.
Thoughtful Genealogy Gift Ideas for Mother's Day
Jewelry
Birthstone family tree necklaces can be found on Etsy or Amazon or even by googling (use words like family history jewelry or genealogy jewelry).
Birthstone rings are wonderful keepsakes. I wear one my grandmother had for years.
Subscriptions to a Genealogy Website
- Ancestry.com
- Fold3.com
- Newspapers.com
- Genealogybank.com
- Arkivdigital.net for Swedish genealogy
- Findmypast.com
- MyHeritage.com
Artwork
Family Tree Charts
- Large fan chart from FamilySearch
- Familychartmasters.com
- Hallelujahtree.com
- Genealogywallcharts.com This business also creates pedigrees on cutting boards and even engravings on wooden spoons.
Prints of paintings about families and genealogy
- Genealogy by Theodore Gorka
- Eternal Family through Christ by Judith Mehr
- Happy Family by Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller
- She Will Find What is Lost or Angels by Brian Kershisnik
Education
- FamilyTreeWebinars.com
- Familyhistorydaily.com/learn
- Pay for an upcoming genealogy conference.
Electronics and Storage
- Two monitors instead of one
- Flash drives
- External hard drive
- Gift to a photo storage place like Shutterfly.com or Snapfish.com
- Highspeed photo scanner
- Flatbed scanner
Food
Recipe and ingredients for a dish from one of your ancestral countries. Try one of the following links.
Make her Day
- Daily positive text messages sent to her for 30 days - go to: Give a month of positivity.
- Write a poem or song that describes your mother.
- Every mother treasures a personal note expressing specific memories and the whys of your gratitude.
- Give her a coupon book of services you will do for her. Some ideas could include: cleaning the oven, cleaning the bathroom, cleaning the garage, taking her out for dinner, making her breakfast in bed, making dinner, vacuuming the house, weeding the garden, washing the car. Of course, any service you do for her, great or small, will be appreciated.
- Don’t forget flowers.
Personalized Items
Have a genealogy quote printed on a mug, t-shirt, or ornament. Googling a sentence like “printing on mugs and t-shirts” brings a host of places to choose from. The following are some ideas of quotes to have printed.
- I Seek Dead People
- Genealogists never age, they just lose their census
- So many ancestors; so little time
- I brake for ancestors
- I’m ancestrally challenged
- Where there is a will, you’ll find a genealogist
Genealogical Research
And, of course, paying for research from a reputable company or researcher would be a valuable gift. At Price Genealogy we offer several different packages. One, for the avid genealogist, is our Preliminary Research Package in which we review your family tree or genealogical problem and make a detailed plan for successful research. Other packages are also available for those genealogical problems which require more time and expertise of a professional researcher.
We hope these genealogy gift ideas will assist you in finding something special for the one you love to call Mother.
Diane