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Preserving Family History
 

Every family has unique stories. Learn how to use family photos and documents and interviews with family members to make sure your family stories are passed on to the next generation.

Genealogy & Personal History Research
 

Genealogy is one of the fastest growing hobbies in America. This article looks at ways of combining the knowledge gained with the genealogist’s tools together with the family’s stories to produce a fascinating family history book.

Writing Narrative for Family History
 

What is your family’s unique story? Are there themes that recur from generation to generation or person to person? Learn how to reflect on your family’s history to discover its themes.

Including Historical Research in Your Memoir
 

Did you live through World War II, or was it the 60's? Illuminate and deepen your personal history story by including details of its broader context. Consider how history is better understood through the lens of your experience.

   
 

family history books

Interest in family history and genealogy is exploding in America. The articles in this section explore how the family historian can transform the information gathered during his research into a family history book. Particular attention is given to using the techniques of oral history in conducting family interviews.

How can you incorporate your personal or family into a broader context? What are some of the best ways to research that history? What insights do your personal or family history offer about your life and times? You can incorporate your personal perspective with the more distant historical events your family have lived through.

Family history research generates a pile of information. Learn how to preserve important historical information in that longest-lasting media, a book.

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“One regret I have: I didn't get as much of the family history as I could have for the kids.” --Robert De Niro (born 1943)

 
 
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