Family Bibles are an unbelievable source of Family History. Go Figure.

Family Bibles were the original Family Scrapbooks ~ even before Photo Albums kept the most consistent records of family Births, Marriages, Children, and Relationships. Early Maps and Illustrations often provided the only graphic break from pure text in many early books.

The idea was to replicate (as faithfully as possible) this key family artifact ~ and share the essence of the family with often multiple children. And while there is only one original (and this will always be true) ~ there are huge advantages in the capture, reproduction, navigation, and sharing (not to mention in the ultimate survivability) of digital copies of a Family Bible.

IF they’re faithfully captured, respectfully sequenced, and graphically reminiscent of the original ~ including the texture of the embossed cover and the look of the gold foil stamping.

Here’s the Frost and later the Peirson Family Bible . . . the “movie” . . .

If you don’t have time to watch ~ see the stills below ~ of the essence of the history, the graphics, the contextual maps, and the reminiscent “packaging” of these magnificent family relics.

How some of the most basic family records were often kept ~ before Facebook! An early page signifies the 1922 beginning of the life of this well-loved Bible.

Handwritten notes, poems, and personal comments deepen the original meanings.

Ending with what’s become a traditional angelic treatment of the spine.

Consistent with the first value of storytelling ~ is your willingness to do this for your family.

No two Bibles (like no two stories) are alike ~ especially if they were as much of a repository of family history as this one was for the Frost-Peirson Family, and as they so often tended to be.

Do you know the location of your Family Bible? Better look for Dates and Names ~ that you may or may not have realized were even there. If so ~ they may need to be captured and shared.