Finding The Time To Record Family History

Finding The Time To Record Family History

Who Has Time To Record Family History?Few of us believe we have time to record family history. Between family, school, work, and social obligations, and doctor, dentist, stylists, and auto shop appointments—how can we squeeze it in?I once thought I’d have nothing but...
Share YOUR Life Stories on Grandparent’s Day

Share YOUR Life Stories on Grandparent’s Day

As family history writers, we spend hours researching and re-researching online databases and digital archives to locate every last detail about the lives of our ancestors. Our goal is to write the most accurate and engaging pieces about them as possible. Yet, we...
Write Your Family History to Life: Choosing a Genre to Frame Your Topic

Write Your Family History to Life: Choosing a Genre to Frame Your Topic

Once you’ve selected a topic, you’re ready to choose a genre to frame it. Simply put, a genre is a format or type of writing. We suggest first adopting creative nonfiction as your overarching genre. Then, with creative nonfiction as your guiding genre, select the creative genre that will best serve your purpose and engage your reader.