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Blog articles to Help You Tell the Stories of the Past
What LeVar Burton Taught Us About Storytelling Made Us Cry
A keynote speaker at RootsTech's first-ever African Heritage Day, LeVar Burton taught us about storytelling and reaching hearts and minds. By the end, he also had us all reaching for tissues. This isn’t another report on my fabulous time at the RootsTech genealogy...
Understanding Your Roots aka My 7x Great-Grandfather Beat a Horse
Research isn’t what genealogy is all about. It’s about understanding your roots. Knowing where you came from is part of your story. What makes you uniquely you. Understanding your roots, however you feel about your ancestors' decisions, matters to understanding your...
Exciting New Apps for Family Storytellers
RootsTech is a great place to discover apps for family storytellers. In fact, Rootstech is to storytellers as Virginia is to lovers. A homeplace. A source of inspiration. A show case of innovation. Innnovator Summit’s Apps for Storytellers Although FamilySearch’s...
#RootsTech 2017: Excitement is in the Air
RootsTech hasn’t officially started yet, but already, excitement is in the air. Twelve thousand people will descend on the Salt Lake Palace for RootsTech by Thursday, according to FamilySearch’s Shipley Munson. They’ll come from 43 countries and 49 states. (Currently,...
How to Write About Divided Households and Hearts
Throughout time, people have disagreed with the people they love. Issues of childrearing, money, faith, culture, religious practices and politics have, on occasion, divided households and hardened hearts. You might immediately think of the present political...
Who Do You Think You Are? What Writers Can Learn from the Show
The popular TV show Who Do You Think You Are? provides some valuable storytelling insight that we can apply to the narratives of our ancestors. Despite the professional genealogists, unlimited travel budget and celebrities, the show also has some practical...
How to Gather Momentum for the New Year
How do you gather momentum for the new year in the bleak mid-winter? Remember riding your bike when you were young? Starting out downhill, pedaling like mad to gather speed and momentum for the hill ahead? You don’t have to dust your bike off (though if you’re able,...
Taking a Step Back from Stories
Many times, taking a step back from stories allows us to truly understand them. Until we separate ourselves from events, we see them only through our own eyes. We know what happened, but we don’t know what it really means. We don’t realize all the implications. It's...
Useful Genealogy Resources for Memoirists
Genealogists resources are helpful for any writer describing episodes of the past. Before you yell, “BAHHHH Research” and run (or click) away, stay with me (or check out Do Memoir and Research Belong Together? and come back). This list of genealogy resources for...
Do Research and Memoir Belong Together?
Do research and memoir belong together? Counter intuitive as it sounds, the answer is yes. Though it is true that memoir involves writing about the episodes of your past that already exist in your memory, research can enhance your story. Adding researched details...
28 Fun First Lines to Begin Ancestors’ Stories
It's hard to know where to start writing your ancestor stories. Sometimes it helps to look at potential stories from different perspective. Instead of looking at the plethora of facts and deciding what to write, look at the following first lines for story ideas....
What Grandma Passed Down about my Great-Great Grandfather
I can only think of my great-great grandfather, VanBuren Field Clark, the way my grandmother described him. Longish dark blonde hair blowing in the wind, an irregular gait and blazing blue eyes. A vibrant, brave man with a gentle heart. I wish I could go back in time...
Nostalgia: Does it Heal or Cause you to Dwell in the Past?
Is nostalgia good for you? Or is it unhealthy to spend too much time looking backwards? A few days before my last birthday, I watched myself learn to walk. I had just received my digital transfers of VHS tapes and 8mm film from Legacy Republic (part of becoming an...
RootsTech Genealogy Conference: Why You Should Go
I’m not raving about the RootsTech family history conference to fulfill my Ambassador obligations. It’s the other way around. I’m excited about being an Ambassador because I love going to RootsTech. The conference doesn’t take place until February 8 – 11, but if you...
Of Trees, Beauty and Family Stories
Do beauty and family stories go together? Should they? Do we want to leave the equivalent of a photograph in which we've pasted an insincere smile on our faces? Most of us want to present ourselves in a positive light. Maybe not quite perfect, but normal. We want to...
How to Write about Teachers Who Made a Difference
Remember the excitement of back-to-school? Getting your teacher assignments, supplies, figuring out if your best buddies were in the same class as you? Wondering if you’d like the teacher? Years (decades) later, we remember a few of those teachers who made a...
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