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A Free Family History Gift for the Holidays: the December Issue of Shades

12/19/2013

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Shades of the Departed Magazine, December 2013 Issue, via 4YourFamilyStory.com. #genealogy
Amongst the hustle and bustle of the season, stop for a moment and think about the toys you played with as a child. What did they look like? How did you play with them? Who gave them to you? What was your favorite toy? What happened to it?

Now think about your ancestors. What kinds of toys do you think your ancestors had? Do you know of any stories passed down in your family about their toys? Perhaps you have a photo or two with your ancestor holding or playing with their toys. Or maybe you're even lucky enough to own a toy your ancestor once played with.

Back from hiatus, the Shades of the Departed Magazine is more beautiful than ever. The December issue is packed with many old photos of toys and articles to get you thinking about your ancestors and their toys, including my In2Genealogy Shades column featuring "Toys, Family Stories, and Junk Piles," which, hopefully, will give you some ideas on how to use toy heirloom clues to help you learn more about your ancestors and their stories as well as give you ideas on how to talk with your living relatives about their toy stories.

And there are many, many more articles in the magazine by very talented writers. You're not going to want to miss a page! Enjoy this holiday feast for the eyes and mind for it will surely make you think of holidays past brimming with toys and family stories.

Table of Contents

On The Cover Of Shades
The Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe - Editor

Dressed To The  Nines
The Well Dressed Doll - Maureen Taylor

Watch The Birdie
Toys Used As Accessories In Photographic Studios - Brett Payne

In2Genealogy
Toys, Family Stories, & Junk Piles - Caroline Pointer

Appealing Subjects
The Appeal of Toys - Craig Manson

Queen Victoria’s Dolls 
Wooden and Paper - fM

Dervla “Dare” Dreadful
A Dreadful Adventure - A Doll’s Story

The Healing Brush
Use Your Imagination - Janine Smith

An iAncestor Christmas
All I Want For Christmas - Denise Barrett Olson

The Toy Shop Album
Toys In Old Photos

ArtiFacts
Protecting An Antique Book - Denise Levenick

The Last Picture Show
Elijah B. Core - Children’s Portrait Specialist

Click on the image below to read. Or, if for some reason that does not work, here is the direct link: http://issuu.com/shadesofthedeparted/docs/toyspub?e=12781%2004/6067285

Looking forward...

The next issue of Shades of the Departed will be on virtual newsstands February 2014 ~ Cops & Robbers. Look for my next In2Genealogy article which will be chock full of research resources for those researching their ancestors on both sides of the law.

Happy Researching!
~Caroline
© Copyright 2013 4YourFamilyStory.com -- All Rights Reserved.
2 Comments
Denise Hibsch Richmond link
12/19/2013 01:51:04 pm

Thanks for telling us about this wonderful magazine and current issue. It reminded me of the paper dolls I used to have and my beloved real dolls including Tiny Tears, Betsy Wetsy and Betsy McCall. I still have them!

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Caroline
12/19/2013 11:33:01 pm

Denise,

That is SO awesome that you still have your dolls! I don't have mine, but I do have an old photo of myself with one of my dolls. I love it!

Thank you so much for stopping by and reading!

~C

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