Why 85 days?
Because that is the exact number of days until Christmas 2015.
You
heard me; that’s what I said.
If you start now, it’s
just the right amount of time to create a lovely family history book for your
family this Christmas.
There are plenty of bookmaking companies to help you; you can have your pick. However, my first
recommendation for creating family history books is MyCanvas by Alexander’s. With
the MyCanvas templates for creating family history books, family tree posters
and calendars it’s pretty easy to create a beautiful product in time for
Christmas.
I’ve recently written
an article about my experience creating a family history book with MyCanvas.
You can read it on the MyCanvas blog.
MyCanvas has made some significant
improvements since I made my first book. Of course you are not confined to a
family history book, you can create family tree posters, custom calendars,
collage posters and photo books.
MyCanvas was first established in 2007 by Ancestry.com.
Alexander’s partnered with Ancestry to
print the MyCanvas products and continues to print
them today. When Ancestry made the announcement to discontinue MyCanvas, many
family historians were devastated, Alexander’s came to the rescue and acquired
the service.
Recently, Alexander’s has made a couple of changes to
MyCanvas. They offer a new Share Feature. You can electronically share your
book with friends and family, who can then print a copy from Share at any time.
And of course, the big one that many Canadians were waiting
for, they now ship to Canada!!!!
Canadians, I have been told
that your family history product will arrive at your door in 5-7 days. Of
course, shipping costs will depend on the size of your book and quantity that
you order. To get an estimate of shipping costs place your item in the cart and
proceed to checkout where enter your location. For example, I priced a
family tree poster and shipping to Canada was $15.00, pretty reasonable.
Currently, you still require an Ancestry.com account to
access the MyCanvas templates for family
history books, posters and calendars. If you are an Ancestry.ca customer, your account will also give you access to Ancestry.com. However, I understand that these templates will soon be available to everyone.
As I’ve stated before Alexander’s offers wonderful customer
service, their customer service
department is open from 8 am – 5 pm Monday –Friday, MST.
If you would like to make any
suggestions or give Alexander’s any feedback on the MyCanvas
product, they are happy to hear from you, in fact they are seeking your input
on any new features you may be looking for to help improve your experience with
them.
So go ahead, with 87 days to
go, you can confidently start your Christmas shopping now and create a family
history book that your family will cherish.
(I am not an
affiliate of MyCanvas and have received no compensation for this post. I’m just
a happy customer)
