Bring your family history to life with a 2-page spread for your genealogy book that shows readers what the immigration journey was really like.
This set of templates is designed for creative, visual storytelling that helps your readers feel the full impact of your ancestors' voyage. Imagine boarding a ship, watching the shoreline disappear, and spending weeks crossing the Atlantic toward a foreign land, knowing you would likely never see home again.
Use these ready-made pages to help your readers picture the crowded decks, the long weeks at sea, the uncertainty. It turns a page of facts into an experience your family will want to look at again and again, sparking new questions each time… What did they eat? Where did they sleep? How much did it cost?
✔ To use these templates, you will need a free or paid Canva account. From Canva, create your pages, save your finished files, and then upload them to the publisher of your choice or print them at home.
✔ The templates are fully editable. You can change the fonts, colors, point sizes, add/remove photos, and rearrange elements to match your personal preferences.
✔ Seamless 2-page spread. A continuous layout that flows across both pages, giving your ancestors’ journey the room it deserves. Your purchase includes templates for 4 different book sizes: 8.5x11” portrait, 11x8.5” landscape, 12x12” square, and international A4.
✔ Human-drawn clip art. Your purchase includes hand-illustrated artwork to help you add visual interest — in case you don’t have access to photos of your ancestors, passenger list, or image of the ship. Your clip art includes: 5 immigrant ship styles, 5 photo frames, and 5 silhouettes. PNGs are 300 DPI (high-resolution quality).
✔ Embedded maps. Your templates include embedded maps of North and South America (left page) and Europe / Asia / Africa / Australia (right page). You can move the maps around and resize them.
✔ Built to be easy to use. You won't need design training — the templates do all the hard work for you. Your templates includes a writing prompt and example story. Drag and drop photos into placeholders.
📖 2 Page Designs
North & South America – left page
Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia – right page
📐 Book Sizes
8.5"W x 11"H (US letter portrait)
11"W x 8.5"H (US letter landscape)
12" x 12" (square)
A4 (210 x 297 mm)
🎨 Bonus Clip Art
Silhouettes: Man, woman, girl, boy, baby
Photo frames: 5 colors
Immigrant ships: 5 styles (3-mast sailing ship, 2-mast sailing ship, converted cargo ship, iron screw steamer, transatlantic ocean liner)
⚠️ Important Note
This is a DIGITAL product. No physical book or printed materials will be shipped to you. Photos are for display only and are not included. Resale strictly prohibited.
📂 File Info
Upon purchase, you will receive a ZIP file that contains 2 PDFs. The PDFs contain the links to your Canva templates and clip art. The PDF is also your quick start guide, packed with instructions, tips, and ideas for creating your family legacy book.
ZIP File Size: 1.2 MB
PDF File Sizes: 300 KB – 1.2 MB
PNG File Sizes: 65 KB – 1.6 MB
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