Are you struggling to write your family history? Try these three techniques to help non-writers start writing their ancestors’ stories.
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Discover tips, techniques and writing prompts to start telling your ancestors’ stories.
The first step to telling your ancestor’s stories is to find them.
Start with the Essential Ancestor Discovery Worksheet.
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Essential Ancestor Discovery Worksheet
Find your ancestor, track your discoveries, and build a profile ready to convert into stories.
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Family History Summary for Individuals, a template for Google Docs or Microsoft Word
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Ancestral Stories — The course to convert your research into engaging stories.
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Introducing family history mind maps. The solution to planning genealogy research and storytelling projects without ripping out your hair.
Writing your family history? 3 easy-to-action to start doing today so it feels like your ancestors’ stories are writing themselves.
Don’t know how to start telling your ancestors stories? Use these 260 family history questions to get started and unlock your stories.
Writing can be hard and starting is the hardest. Use writing prompts to help you unlock your inner storyteller.
Have a conversation with the future generations by documenting your story so your descendants can learn what you want them to know.
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