11-02-2024

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Podcasts

Writing About the Places Your Ancestors Lived – An Interview With Laura Hedgecock

In this episode, author Laura Hedgecock explains how to write about places as you tell stories about your ancestors. Also, an interview with Jenny Ashcraft of Newspapers.com.

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Turn Your Family Story Into a Photo Book in Just Three Days!

Preserve your family’s story in just three days! Join Sunny Jane Morton’s workshop to create a stunning photo book blending photos, documents and text.

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Storytelling

How (and Why) to Include Ancestral Places in Family Stories

Tell the stories of not just people, but also their communities. This guide to writing about places will help you captivate your readers.

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History

How to Use Social History in Genealogy

Use these tips and records to study the social history that informed your ancestor’s daily life and decisions, such as the economy, disease and weather.

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