AncestorStuff.com has made a few changes...sliding into retirement

 Hello All,

We have not posted in awhile, so here is an update to our site:

www.ancestorstuff.com

Since 1 January 2024 we have removed all newly published books from our website.

We will sell e-books through our partner, RootsPoint.com. Their publications will appear on our site when all has been updated.

We will sell our used and nearly new books.  They will sell for prices  currently posted on our site.  Most are below $5.00.  They are not marked inside (pencil and pen marks) and in very good condition.  Some are like new! These will be available on our site in the near future. So much more will be added in the future.  If you have been looking for a specific book, we might be able to help you find it.

We will sell clothing and accessories, all having genealogy and history themes.  Prices are reasonable.

And, as always, if you have a question about researching your ancestry, please send us a memo. If we cannot answer it, we can refer you to one of the many professional researchers across our nation. 

We would like to thank all for the years of support and patronage.  We do appreciate every one of you.

Until our next post, please be safe and kind to each other.

Regards,

AncestorStuff.com

We're BACK

More than a year since we last posted on this blog! Shame on us!

So, what's new? We have apparel and cool stuff just for you to give your friends.  OK, you can buy some for yourself, too.

Still have free shipping on orders over $30 during the second half of each month.....except for May, when we celebrate MOM.  Our offer is valid from May 1 through May 15.

We have many DNA kits to choose from.

We have eliminated Flip Pal and tools.  We just didn't make much money off of it, so out the door it went.

In the near future, we will be offering lower prices on our Used and Clearance items.  There will be an announcement about that soon.

And, so far we have been able to keep ourselves safe and well, ok, there have been a few hiccups in our house, but we are alive.  That is all that counts.  Hoping you are all safe, too.  This will all pass, and we will line up for complete makeovers and fancy dinners. 

More RootsTech 2019 Businesses to Explore

Time for another list of businesses that made their mark in Salt Lake City this year...

GenerationStory is a new app. Take photos of your heirlooms, no matter what they are.  Upload them to your account.  Then, tell the stories of the precious items.  Where did they come from? Who owned them first?  Shannon Uschold is the founder and CEO.  Find her business at www.generationstory.com. 

RootWear is a new company that creates personalized t-shirts.  They can take your thumbprint, enlarge it, colorize it, and ship it.  They also get creative with your DNA percentages and print those on your shirt, as well as your chromosome bars. Have a bar code from your test kit? Use that as your art wear.  Get creative.  See their shop at www.rootsoverrace.com

Austin Simkins is a professional illustrator. If you are writing your family story, or preparing a unique family tree gift, he can help to make your story come to life.  At RootsTech he was creating sketches from personal family photographs.  This is a high quality artist.  See his work on Instagram : drawstin_simkins

Tell Me Their Stories is a neat little publishing company that can help to put your family stories into a children's book. If you have an incredible story about someone in your family, why not share it with family and friends by publishing it into a kids book.  They had some really nice samples and examples at their booth. See what they have to offer at www.tellmetheirstories.com

You can get laser engraved decor and accessories from Vector Innovation.  They are listed at www.etsy.com/shop/vectorinnovation  This company displayed laser cut family trees, charts, and unique personalized designs for your art project.  Take a look at what they can do for you.  Think gift giving items.

Looking for a large decorative family tree to hang as a conversation piece? Forever Family Trees can produce a beautiful work of art. They can be found at www.foreverfamilytrees.com  Browse through their catalog of unique works.  We have never seen trees this lovely.  You will be astounded.

Echo Ink Signs preserves handwriting, and they do it in the neatest way.  They start with signatures, doodles, love notes and kids stick drawings. Then they reproduce them in a 3 Dimensional wood artwork.  What a neat way to preserve and showcase anyone's handwritten script. Any grandparent would love to display that special child's drawing. Lots of nice samples of their work at www.echoinksigns.com

If you need a way to keep the memories of loved ones alive, Memories books might be able to help.  You can generate your family history book for free with one click.  They have a downloadable app to use.  It is only for IOS devices at this time, and it syncs with your FamilySearch account. You can even make coloring pages with this.  Get the app http://bit.ly/memories-book  What fun this could be!

Well, that's our RootsTech round up today.  We hope at least some of these companies can help to spark your creative side.

RootsTech 2019 vendor lineup and more

Here is our rollcall of new and unique vendors that we met at ROOTSTECH 2019.

My Legacy Logs  www.mylegacylogs.com  A new private messaging platform to keep your posts and research, including photos, safe from predators. Message them for 6 free months silver subscription  subscriptions@mylegacylogs.com  share only what you want to whomever you choose.  Like a very private Facebook account.

Heredis  https://rootstech.heredis.com  Free download their software.  This is a Mac and Windows Family Tree Software company.  Allows you to manage your family tree, search many databases, including Europe sources, and share.  Available in English and French.  Https://rootstech.heredis.com

Discover My Roots Travel, Rose O'Dell, Travel Consultant.  Working along side Viking River Cruises, Rose can help you plan your ancestral towns, and have a relaxing time, too.   Www.discovermyrootstravel.com

Taylor Rubalcava can make custom engraved decor and gifts.  Visit the site at www.themangodesign.com  FB @themangodesigns  IG @themangodesign
Ask about the beautiful engraved maps of towns and villages that they can produce. Want to get a framed wooden engraved map of your ancestral town? This is your guy.

The Game of Genealogy, How to Find Your Ancestors, produced by Coral and Karen Richardson. A fun and educational game for your family and friends. Based on the format of the Clue board game, you can visit 10 locations where research information can be found.  For 2 to 10 players. Www. TheGameofGenealogy.com

DNA & Me, Celebrate It!  Www.mydnapie.com  Personalized products to show off your DNA results.  So many products to choose from, way too many to mention here.  Use Code: DNA2019 for 25% off.  Think of cool gifts for family and friends, not to mention yourself.

Ready to publish your family history.  For a quality, hardback bound book, check out My Heritage Memoir  www.MyHeritageMemoir.com  capture the beauty of your family story by using this company's help with high quality publishing.  Their books are suitable for lovely gifts and featured shelf or coffeetable display.  888-374-3113.

RootsFinder, newly acquired by FindMyPast, is a program that is easy to use and easy to share.  Whatsmore, its FREE.  check them out at www.rootsfinder.com.  And, they also have an app .  Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest @rootsfinderapp.

Looking for a new way to share old memories? TightKnit might be what you are in need of. Keeping those life stories together, shared only with your family and friends. Share your photos, then sit back and read the comments about the photos from those that you choose.  A good way to connect with relatives near and far.  Www.tightknit.com

And, drumroll please... RootsPoint, the exclusive provider of AncestorStuff.com's ebooks.  Every downloadable book on our website comes from our partner, and we are very happy with their great customer service. Over 9300 family and state history books at very affordable pricing.  Www.rootspoint.com

Well thats all for today.  We will share more of the fabulous vendors that we met at Roots Tech 2019 another day.

Changing up a Few Things

Hey folks,

We have not posted for several months, with good reason.

Our Business Is BOOMING.  It leaves less time for blogging.

But, we have changed up a few things that you just might want to take advantage of.

EVERY MONTH, starting on the 15th through the end of the month, we offer

FREE SHIPPING

on every order totaling over $30

It's easy to take advantage of this offer, because many of the fabulous books and other items offered by our publishers and independent writers are priced at around $30.  So, if you buy one of the more expensive books, or 2 or more of the least expensive books, you will, no doubt, total your order to over $30 very easily.

It's a good way to say a few bucks, and get a chance to hook some of those new publications that you have been reading about.  

You Are Welcome!

Clearance and Used Catalog of Books is Overflowing! Help!

Our cup runneth over....with books!

Have you browsed our Clearance and Used  Books category lately?  If not, you are missing some really great bargains.

Here are just a few of the latest additions:

"Rosenberg considers the emergence of Pearl Harbor’s symbolic role within multiple contexts: as a day of infamy that highlighted the need for future U.S. military preparedness, as an attack that opened a "back door" to U.S. involvement in World War II, as an event of national commemoration, and as a central metaphor in American-Japanese relations. She explores the cultural background that contributed to Pearl Harbor’s resurgence in American memory after the fiftieth anniversary of the attack in 1991. In doing so, she discusses the recent “memory boom”."   OUR PRICE: $10.00

"Robert J. Hemming recreates the harrowing drama of the individuals and ships that fought to survive one of the most ferocious and costly maritime storms ever. Drawing on historical records, including firsthand contemporary accounts of survivors, this book weaves a gripping tale of valor and courage."
OUR PRICE: $6.00

"Whittlesey recounts deaths ranging from tragedy to folly—from being caught in a freak avalanche to the goring of a photographer who just got a little too close to a bison. The chilling tome that launched an entire genre of books about the often gruesome but always tragic ways people have died in our national parks, this updated edition of the classic includes calamities in Yellowstone from the past sixteen years, including the infamous grizzly bear attacks in the summer of 2011 as well as a fatal hot springs accident in 2000. "  OUR PRICE: $8.50

These are just a few of the 29 new books added to our Clearance and Used category!  More are added every day.  Don't forget our special deal:

Buy any 2 Clearance items SAVE 25%, Buy 3 SAVE 40%.

Discount automatically applied at checkout.

Spread the Word: Clearance and Used Books with great prices

Hey, folks.  Have you taken a look at our Clearance and Used books here at AncestorStuff.com?

Let's take a gander at what has been added in the recent months:

A Legacy from Luxembourg, only $10.00

Paperback publication, 1986, W & C Printing Company, Winona, Minnesota by Mary E. Nilles, Signed Copy. 

Pennsylvania German Immigrants 1709-1786, $10.00

1980 reprint, Genealogical Publishing Company, hardcover 
Don Yoder, editor 

Pennsylvania Births: Lebanon County 1714-1800 $10.00

1996, Humphrey Publications, Wash. D.C., hardcover 
by John T. Humphrey 

And these are just a few of the many new items in our Clearance and Used category.

Bargains on new and used books & CDs. Everything is $10 or less.

Check us out often. We add new items every week and we just might have that hard to find book you've been looking for.

Buy any 2 Clearance items SAVE 25%, Buy 3 SAVE 40%.

Discount automatically applied at checkout.  SPREAD THE WORD!