No matter what your personal goals are, if you are aiming to be comprehensive in documenting your family’s story, there are several details you should consider including to create a detailed and engaging narrative. Here are seven important topics I’ve come across in my research for you to consider as you begin (or continue) writing about your family history.
Author: Melissa Willis
Hannah Ann
It seems fitting that, to properly begin sharing about my personal family history in this space, I must start with Hannah. From her I can work forwards and backwards in my maternal line as I share more individual stories, but in my mind, it all begins with her, the pebble tossed in the pond of my mind and heart as a small child, and from which the ripples expand.
Thoughts on Writing Your Family History
A family history written in a single sitting may be just as life changing to kin down the road as an unfinished book that took over a decade to compile. The biggest gift we can give ourselves and our relatives is to get out of own way while we try to contribute to our family’s story.
3 Tips for Beginning Your Ancestry Research
Curious about your family history and feeling ready to begin your ancestry research but you don’t quite know where to begin? Don’t worry, I know exactly how you’re feeling and am happy to give you a few tips that have proven wildly helpful on my journey.
Family History as a Remembrance Journey
No matter where you are on your family history remembrance journey, it’s never too late to start or begin again.