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In this episode, Laura Hedgecock offers tips for writing about places as you tell your family’s story. Also, Lisa Louise Cooke talks with Jenny Ashcraft from Newspapers.com
Feature: Why You Should Include Ancestral Places in Your Family Histories
In her article called Falling into Place in the November/December 2024 issue of Family Tree Magazine, author Laura Hedgecock provides us with a guide to writing about places. She joins Lisa on this episode of the podcast to share many of her strategies.
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Read Falling into Place by Laura Hedgecock in the November/December 2024 issue of Family Tree Magazine.
Resources Mentioned in This Interview:
Laura Hedgecock’s website Treasure Chest of Memories
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Jenny Ashcraft of Newspapers.com returns to the show to share how to use old newspapers to learn more about the places where our ancestors lived.
Search at Newspapers.com for:
- Weather and disaster events
- Events that occurred
- Verify stories that have been passed down
- Growth of a town
- Addresses
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