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350 Years of American Jewish History

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Calling all videos:  Have you found a great genealogy related video on YouTube.com, or did you add a family history video of your own?  Then email me and tell me about your gem.  Be sure to include a link to the video.   

GEM:  Cast a Shadow on Your Ancestors  In episode #5 (below) I talked about adding silhouettes to the database file of an ancestor when you don't have a photo.Creating your own silhouettes: 

1. Take a photo of a person in profile against a neutral background.   
2. Blanket the photo background with white acrylic or tempera paint 
3. Fill in the image with a heavy black permanent marker, curing the shoulders down for a classical pose.   
4. Add fun details like cowlicks, eyelashes, hats, and jewelry that express the persons personality with a fine felt-tip pen. 
5. Photocopy the doctored photos onto quality art paper.  Since glossy papers work print best, you could also use your computer scanner to scan the image into your hard drive.  From there you can add it to your database, or print it out onto glossy photo paper for mounting.