Category Archives: Writing / Editing

Treelines is a unique web-based tool that allows you to share your family stories through words and images.  There are many ways to use this tool and I encourage you to read the about page.  I also suggest taking a look at what other people […]

For 26 weeks I will take you on a family history journey through the alphabet, one letter at a time.  I have decided that each post will be educational in nature, focusing on topics related to resources, methodology, tools, etc.  Although the challenge is complete, […]

The Federation of Genealogical Societies 2013 Conference will be held in Fort Wayne, Indiana, from August 21-24, 2013.  There are just a few days left to save $50 on the full-conference registration (early-bird rate ends July 1). There are so many sessions available, covering a […]

The Southern California Genealogical Society’ Jamboree will be held in Burbank, California, from June 7-9, with a pre-conference event on June 6. Over 100 sessions are scheduled over the three-day conference, and there are plenty of writing- and storytelling-related sessions (I was thrilled to see […]

Title:  13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories Author:  Dr. Bill Smith Format:  Paperback Published:  2013 (second edition) Synopsis:  (from the author)  Do you have family history and ancestor stories collected and researched?  Do you want to share them and tell your stories, but don’t […]

The National Genealogical Society Family History Conference will be held in Las Vegas, May 8-11, 2013.  Over the course of four days, genealogy experts will come together and speak on a variety of topics from records to technology to methodology and everything in between.  And, […]

Fearless Females blogging prompts, created by Lisa Alzo, are back for a fourth year.  There is one prompt for each day of March, and you can find them in this post by Lisa.  What better way to pay tribute to our female ancestors than by […]

It’s official.  Today marks the start of the third annual Family History Writing Challenge!  People all over the genealogy and family history community are taking this 28-day challenge, which entails a little bit of writing each day.  I will be participating again this year, and […]