Focus on Finding Earlier Transaction Dates Connected to Ancestors’ Federal Land Patents
UPDATE (July 2026): The look and navigation of the Bureau of Land Management General Land…
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Some Basics of Winning Writers Groups
If you’re interested in your family’s stories and histories, I encourage you to write and…
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Benefits of Writers Groups
Just as it takes a village to raise a child, a community of writers helps…
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Family Recipes—Savoring and Baking Memories
In the late 1970s, my sisters and I undertook a family cookbook. The project started…
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A Universal Regret
How often have we regretted not asking more questions of family members before it’s too…
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Great-grands
Have you ever felt baffled about how to best show generational relationships when writing about…
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Don’t Believe…
I believe we family story collectors and historians need to double check what we believe….
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Helping Our Reader Sort Same and Similar Names
Researching family members with same and similar names is a challenge. So is identifying and…
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The Blessings of Red Ink in Writers Group
In a writers group—where writers submit their writing projects, read, and give comments on each…
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Weighing in on Costs and Benefits
When you consider the cost of researching, writing, and sharing family stories and histories, do…
