FAMILY-HISTORY SLEUTHING IS TODAY'S BIGGEST HOBBY WORLDWIDE
This unique and practical handbook will help you craft the history of your ancestors in an interesting and rewarding way that other people will want to read.
Hazel Edwards addresses the vital issues of how to:
interview elderly relatives and people close to the familyuse anecdotes and record memoriesdo justice to intriguing ancestorsstructure the drama and tensioninject life into a name on a shipping listpresent the family's secrets diplomatically.This revised edition of Hazel's best-selling guide to writing a family history acknowledges the latest e-formats that writers use, includes helpful tips on how to write history for children or write a eulogy, and covers the growing interest in touring military battlefields and researching onsite material.