Which Photos Represent your Family Story ?
I’m sure I’m not alone in not having tons of choices when it comes to deciding which photos represent my family story. For my great-grandparents, I either have one solitary photo of each or no photographs at all. By default, that’s the photo that will represent their...
How Family Stories Fill in the Gaps: A Case Study
During a single afternoon visit with an eighty-three-year old cousin back in 1996, my mother confirmed family traditions that put my grandmother’s life—and her stories—in context. Usually, when family stories fill in the gaps by research, we’re pleasantly...
Listening Skills and Conversations: Keys to Collecting Stories
When I joined Toastmasters to improve my public speaking, their emphasis on listening skills surprised me. It shouldn’t have. Listening, as opposed to simply hearing, is the key to effective communications. Good listening skills facilitate meaningful conversations....
On Memory Factories and Legacy Makers
If we’re lucky, our brains still function as memory factories. When the need arises, we’re able to fill the orders to remember that story, that person, and with a little prompting, that name. But we’re factories that work more on whim than process. We’re...Don't Wait.
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Blogging for Family History: How To Launch a Blog and Make it Successful guides family historians as they identify their blogging goals, determine which website-building platform best fits their needs, configure a site, and create engaging content that connects with readers. Read more...
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