Educational Monographs from the Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives

The Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives is producing several Monographs that cover specific topics of interest to our patrons. This provides you with valuable information and insight from over two decades of operating a historical archive, researching family history, collecting rare and archival books, and examining original documents. See also our PDFs Downloads for Other Topical Guides

Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives Planned Monograph Series

• Supplementing Your Family History With Materials from the GG Archives
  Publishing a Family History book is often a thankless task. They're filled with facts, dates, a few photos of relatives, and some random documents. Many of these books end up collecting dust in the attic rather than being proudly displayed in the living room bookshelf. Ephemera and historical photographs, used strategically to fill-in where actual documents are lost or missing can make a huge difference in the readabilty and likeability of your next version of the Family History Book.
• Buying and Selling Historical Documents, Brochures, Passenger Lists, and More!
  Before the GG Archives existed, GG family members have been collectors for generations. Before the internet, I collected maritime ephemera, the old fashioned way - catalogs from memorabilia dealers, estate sales, garage sales, and the countless antique shops and flea markets. The internet simply made finding things potentially more accessible, and perhaps, a bit more frustrating.
• Understanding Passenger Lists and Related Documents
  The lions share of questions we receive involve passenger lists, passenger manifests, and all the related travel documents your ancestor probably had at one point in immigrating to the United States.

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