Gifts Historians Will Love

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Welcome to my Holiday Gift Guide!

I've always loved history, but realize that other people get stumped on what to give history lovers for Christmas. Here are gift ideas to delight any historians on your list this holiday.

This started out to be Five Gifts Historians Would Love. Instead, I'm presenting quite a few more than five gifts, so you can choose the perfect one for the history buff.

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1001 Historic Sites to See Before You Die

This will keep them busy for years

1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die

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Is the Historian on Your Gift List Thinking of Writing a Book?

Researching and Writing History

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A Series for a Historian to Savor -- The John Adams Mini-Series

John Adams

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Treat the Historian to a Portable Scanner

Available from Amazon

This will save hand copying documents or in a library situation allow the historian to scan conveniently books that are too fragile for a copy machine.

Brother DSMobile Scanner (DS-600) - Retail Packaging

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Timelines - a Great Addition to the Historian's Book Shelf

To see timelines for other areas or times, click on the picture.

Smithsonian Timelines of the Ancient World

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Historians Are Always Learning, So Give a Book Like This for Christmas

A Gift for a Historian's Book Shelf

A Kindle Makes a Great Gift for a Historian

So many books, so little time. Now the historian can store dozens of books on the Kindle to read whenever there's a few minutes.
Many vintage books are available to load onto the Kindle for free.

$50 Amazon Gift Card to Go with the Kindle

The historian on your gift list can start choosing books on Amazon right away

Amazon.com Gift Cards - E-mail Delivery

Amazon Price: $50.00 (as of 05/25/2012)Buy Now

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Choose a Topic That Fits Your Historian

For every sale, Squidoo donates $1 to charity!

Dragon Bookends for the Historian's Book Shelf

Fierce Dragon Bookends - Style 37978

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History Gifts from eBay for That One-of-a-Kind Gift

Good luck with your bidding on eBay

Documents look great framed. Make sure you use archival matting and sun-blocking glass.
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I'd Love to Hear Your Suggestions for Gifts for Historians and History Buffs

Happy holidays!

  • rwoman Dec 3, 2010 @ 10:12 am | delete
    Terrific and original gift guide lens!
  • pmolinero Nov 19, 2010 @ 2:03 am | delete
    Some great gift ideas for people interested in hirstory.
  • _Joan_ Nov 18, 2010 @ 8:53 pm | delete
    Congratulations on using the new template!

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Choose a Magazine Subscription for the Historian 

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American Heritage

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A Great Resource for the History Buff's Bookshelf 

The Americana Buff's Word Companion

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