Category: Storytelling

7 Tips for Effective Family History Interviews in a Group Premium

Ready to learn more about your ancestors? These group interview tips will get the juicy family history details flowing at your next get-together.

5 Storytelling Tips for Telling Your Ancestor’s Tale

If you’ve ever had the thought, “This would make a great story!” when it comes to your family history, we have some great storytelling tips for you.

30 Family History Writing Prompts Free eBook

Many genealogists dream of writing or publishing their family's story. Whether your dream is to write your family history as a novel or just to blog your family journey or genealogy research online, 30 Family History Writing Prompts will help you organize your research and ideas.

4 Ways to Jog Your Memories for Recording Your Own History

Struggling to remember part of your past? Check out these four quick ways to spark memories from the author of a workbook on capturing stories of a lifetime.

3 Tips for Recalling Your Childhood Memories

Want to dig into your past? Professional genealogist Sunny Jane Morton shares three quick tips for recalling childhood memories.

Online Family History Writing Tools and Storytelling Websites

Everyone has a story, but how many of us bother to record the stories in our families? Use these online tools for writing and sharing family history.

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5 Ways to Celebrate Grandparents Day This Sunday

This Sunday, Sept. 7, is National Grandparents Day in the United States. Do something to honor your grandparents—and if you are a grandparent, to honor your bond with your grandchildren. My two rugrats with my grandma, their great-grandma. Here are a few National Grandparents Day...