The 25 Best Family Tree Gifts for Travelers who Love Genealogy

Are you looking for family tree gift ideas for someone who loves to travel and is fascinated with their genealogy? It may seem like an unlikely duo, at first. But once you think about the things they have in common, it’s actually quite logical.

Go beyond the obvious connection of countries around the globe. Instead, think about the common characteristics of curiosity and an eagerness for discovery. Travel does truly open your mind (if you allow it) and digging deep into family history sparks the need to imagine the shoes your ancestors wore.

I know from firsthand experience! I’ve used my genealogy research skills and my love for travel to reconnect with my family roots in Italy.

So, if you’re searching for family tree gifts for the travel lover in your life, whether they’re genealogy-obsessed or just starting out, this gift guide is certain to have something for everyone.

The 25 Best Family Tree Gifts for Travelers who Love Genealogy

Discovering family roots can be so exciting! And family tree gifts that could potentially inspire travel later on are forever memorable.

Either way, uncovering the past and learning about where ancestors have come from is inherently an act of exploration that will resonate with the traveler on your list!

Genealogy Gifts for the Start of the Journey

The first step is knowing where your ancestors came from, especially those beyond the immediate branches of your family tree. Luckily, you can discover long-lost ancestors with an ancestry DNA Gift.

Two companies sell direct testing to consumers, AncestryDNA and 23andMe. They offer simple saliva tests that go deeper into genetics so a traveler can discover from where their ancestors came before booking that ancestry tourism flight.

The 23andMe kit is great if family members want to also better understand their genetic makeup from a health and wellness point of view. Both kits target family historians tracing back their roots for generations and helps connect them with distant relatives in their family tree.

The Book of Myself

The ancestry DNA gift will tell the story of a person’s blood. Now, complete the picture with a do-it-yourself autobiography so the recipient can tell the stories in their mind and heart. 

The Book of Myself contains prompts to be filled in by the recipient about the different phases of her/his life and is among the best-selling genealogy books on Amazon.

Ancestry Membership

Travel and Genealogy are both about research and discovery so gift an Ancestry.com research membership. With 11 billion+ records in their database, Ancestry.com is the world’s largest online family history resource.

I started piecing together my own family tree in just minutes! And as information is added, Ancestry will crawl through its records and create fuller pictures around family tree ancestors, as well as help to add people the recipient might not have known were there. For frequent travelers, online records and mobile apps make Ancestry research easy even away from home.

Unofficial Guide to Ancestry

With billions of records, Ancestry’s database can be overwhelming without some guidance. This Unofficial Guide will help anyone navigate these resources and get the most from their Ancestry.com research membership.

The Everything Guide to Online Genealogy

Uncovering all the people in a family tree takes solid research skills. In some cases, records may be easy to find, but it’s also about knowing what information might be there and how it can be figured out. The Everything Guide to Online Genealogy can help the newbie family researcher understand where to begin and how to use all the available resources.

Genealogy Supplies

In the beginning, it may not seem necessary to have specific recording sheets for each ancestor. However, as the research continues, it’ll become really important to keep track of each person in the family tree.

Luckily, there are ready-made family tree group sheets printed on archival paper that won’t yellow or deteriorate over time. They’ll not only help the genealogist in your family organized but they’ll be records future genealogists can use generations from now.

Epson Perfection V39 II Color Photo Scanner

There are a ton of scanner options available but the Epson Photo Scanner gets high marks for a couple of reasons.

The high-rise lid can also be taken off so the scanner can capture photos and other keepsakes in photo albums. This is a huge timesaver because old photos don’t have to be removed and put back in their books.

The scanner can also restore color to old, faded photos to enhance and preserve their quality for decades to come. And given its compact size, the scanner can be easily transported to grandma’s house to scan photos without needing to move large batches of photo albums.

Family Tree Problem Solver

Genealogy and travel overlap in so many ways. In particular, once that “bug” has bitten it’s near impossible to recover! They’re also both so easy to get started with, but when relatives can’t be found, it’s so frustrating! (Have you ever gone searching for a family member on a cruise ship?!)

Luckily, in genealogy at least, The Family Tree Problem Solver offers tips and tactics for going deeper and getting your hands head around that tricky troublemaker in your family tree. 😉

Ancestry Tourism Gifts

Genealogy travel can be such a rewarding and unforgettable experience. It often involves visiting small towns where you can really get a feel for the culture of the area.

Booking(.com) may be most famous for hotels but they also have thousands of house and apartment rentals, as well as B&Bs in smaller towns. By giving the gift of accommodations you can help the traveling family historians on your list can find lodging in the heart of the villages where their ancestors once lived and worked. 

Sony a6400 Mirrorless Camera

Whether traveling for a vacation or setting off to visit an ancestral country, a good camera is a must! The Sony a6400 is a versatile, easy-to-use mirrorless camera. The family tree researcher will absolutely love the crisp, clear photos of everything from people and landscapes to village streets and family heirlooms.

Babbel Language Learning Subscription

Ancestry travelers tracing their roots may find themselves in off-the-beaten-path locations where English or their native language might not be widely understood or spoken. Not to mention, what a richer genealogy travel experience it would be to speak with locals in the same language as long-gone ancestors.

Give a Babbel gift subscription and let the recipient choose from over a dozen different languages. From there, they’ll start from the beginning by following the lesson prompts. Or Babbel will give them the option to find their level if they already have some foundations in the language.

Kodak Step Photo Printer

The Kodak Step Photo Printer lets you take photos from your iPhone and print them onto peelable sticker paper. But, what makes this different than a Polaroid? 

Well, aside from printing directly from your phone, you can share a photo with any relatives or locals along the way and add the photos to a scrapbook or photo album later. It’s a cool way to go beyond snapshots and capture family moments and ancestry travel experiences and physically share them in real time.

Plus, the printer is super portable at less than a pound and only the size of your palm. It’s easy to bring on-the-go when traveling!

Kindle Paperwhite

The Kindle has long been a go-to for all travelers who love to read but don’t want to lug around a bag full of heavy books. For the travel-loving genealogist, it’s an added bonus because the research books above all have a Kindle version.

And, when there’s time to lounge by the pool (it’s waterproof!), read by the campfire, or during that long plane ride across the globe, fiction favorites like Outlander and Orphan Train will keep the genealogy juices flowing.

Genealogy Gifts to Celebrate A Family Tree

Travelers love to display maps with pins showing the places they’ve visited. Mix in a love for all things genealogy and you get this gorgeous Family Tree Wood Slice Art showing up to 6 generations of ancestors.

With this family tree art, you choose how many generations to show and the quality and size of the slice of wood to make a personalized family tree gift that appeals to the recipient’s ancestral heritage. It easily becomes a conversation-starter about each ancestor and from where they’ve come!

What’s in a last name? It turns out quite a lot, which accounts for the pride in displaying family name signs. The personalized family signs by BeaverPrints are the perfect gift for the family that’s spread out over continents and countries. It’ll go with a traveler’s map theme home decor while celebrating long-distance family ties.

The last name signs by KeepsakeMaps lets the gift-giver celebrate all the places a family has roots by combining a world map with personalized family name signs. Choose places, family name, add optional text, and even select the sign size for a total win-of-a-gift for that traveler who loves genealogy.

Family Tree Chart

If you’re not sure how to customize family tree gifts for your recipient, then a blank family tree print is perfect.

These come printed on natural parchment paper for an old-world, vintage feel. Once filled in with the names of ancestors, this family tree frame becomes a handwritten keepsake. For travelers and family researchers, this blank family tree print can be used as part of a wall display with ancestry travel photos and old family photos alike.

Family Tree Scrapbook

Family research takes so much time! It’s only natural to document it in some way. For scrapbookers, this Reminisce Family Tree page kit includes archival-quality paper and stickers to create an ancestry-themed family history book. Combine this kit with a family scrapbook and family tree chart scrapbook paper for a complete gift set.

Old World Maps

These antique style map prints can be printed to feature any location. And gifting a 2 or 3-photo set can help someone decorate their living space highlighting where there family roots are from.

They’re completely customizable and travelers and genealogists alike love to receive and display maps!

Customized Handwritten Pendants

Many travelers carry small keepsakes with them whether it’s a good luck charm, a handwritten note stuffed into a suitcase pouch, or a comfortable accessory like a special someone’s scarf. It serves as a small connection to family and friends back home.

Genealogists develop this same connection when they come upon handwritten family artifacts from the past, whether it’s an old birthday card or the letters written between grandparents separated during WWII.

So, why not give a customized handwritten accessory to keep the traveling genealogist in touch with where they’re from and the people who fill their hearts? In addition to pendants, keychains, money clips, bookmarks, and charm bracelets can all be personalized.

Family Tree Presents for the Travel-Lover on Your List

There’s such a special connection between genealogy and travel. Once you start learning more about your family tree, a natural curiosity of the places where your ancestors are from follows.

So what better way to thoughtfully give a gift to the traveler on your list than to help them discover where they are from!

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