Category: Writing

3 Family History Book Ideas (and How to Create Them)

If you're looking for the perfect gift, skip the shops and get out your family records. Share your glad tidings with these DIY family history book projects.

Start Spreading the News: Write a Family Newsletter

Reconnect with your family and friends by sending an informative, engaging family newsletter—these tips will show you how.

30 Daily Tips to Jumpstart Your Family History Writing Project

It's November, which means it's time for our annual Family History Writing Challenge! Inspired by NaNoWriMo, we'll be sharing tips and tricks throughout the month to help genealogists write their family's story.

Family History Writing Prompts (Over 40!)

These genealogy writing prompts challenge you to imagine your family’s history in a whole new way. Pick a prompt that inspires you and get writing!

To Write or Not to Write: Respecting Privacy in Family History Storytelling

As genealogists we know it's important to record our own life stories, but what if telling your story reveals someone else's secrets?

16 Facts to Write Down About Yourself and “Memoir Mad Libs”

Remember, your own history will eventually become family history! Record these 16 things about yourself to preserve your life story for future genealogists.

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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.

5 Tips to Naming your Family History Book Premium

Need inspiration for titling your family history book? Let these ideas and real-life examples get your creative juices flowing: Use a theme from your family history: From Slavery to Freedom: The Watson-Dent Family by Tony Hall, Homestead, a Family History of Leon R. Hunt and Beth Carroll by Douglas Allen...