Don’t Believe…
I believe we family story collectors and historians need to double check what we believe….
Helping Our Reader Sort Same and Similar Names
Researching family members with same and similar names is a challenge. So is identifying and…
The Blessings of Red Ink in Critique Group
In a critique group—where writers submit their writing projects, read, and give comments on each…
Weighing in on Costs and Benefits
When you consider the cost of researching, writing, and sharing family stories and histories, do…
Building Tables to Analyze Information
Do you build tables to analyze information? For my GGGrandfather’s oldest brother, Arthur, I had…
Approaches to Filling in the Who or What, Where, and When to Photos
Shortly after a creeping wildfire veered away before engulfing our home, I vowed to go…
When a Perfectly Good Word Is the Wrong Word
Sometimes we laugh when we catch our spelling mistakes and word choices in a manuscript….
Should Genealogists Concentrate on Facts—or Family Stories?
Which do you think your relatives will remember better? Facts? Or family stories? They will…
Who—or What—Is at the Heart of Your Family Tree?
Years after I began writing family stories and researching genealogy, I serendipitously stumbled across a…