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See also ''[https://www.familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?fq=place%3A%22United+States%22&resultListItem=2 Ancestors Season 2: Writing a Family History]'' in the FamilySearch Learning Center. | See also ''[https://www.familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?fq=place%3A%22United+States%22&resultListItem=2 Ancestors Season 2: Writing a Family History]'' in the FamilySearch Learning Center. | ||
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== Introduction [[Image:Happy Family.jpg|thumb|left|152x152px]] == | == Introduction [[Image:Happy Family.jpg|thumb|left|152x152px|Happy Family.jpg]] == | ||
This lesson will help you explore some of the ways to preserve your unique family heritage. | This lesson will help you explore some of the ways to preserve your unique family heritage. | ||
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*Do you want to focus on one family in a geographic location? | *Do you want to focus on one family in a geographic location? | ||
{| | {| width="500" border="1" align="right" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffff99 | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | '''Expert Tip:''' If you plan to make your family history available to other family members, begin now to compile a mailing list of relatives and friends who may be interested in owning a copy or who may be | ||
interested in contributing to the project.<br> | interested in contributing to the project.<br> | ||
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*Fictional histories (histories based on factual names and places but woven around events and experiences that may not have actually happened to your ancestors) are very popular. They can be fun to read. Family histories, however, are not the place for fictional accounts. | *Fictional histories (histories based on factual names and places but woven around events and experiences that may not have actually happened to your ancestors) are very popular. They can be fun to read. Family histories, however, are not the place for fictional accounts. | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffff99 | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | '''Expert Tip:''' If you are a genealogist, you will know the importance of documentation. When you create a family history, documentation is also important. You can use footnotes or endnotes to document the sources of your information. Some people find notes located at the end of the chapter less distracting than notes located at the bottom of a page. These chapter end notes are also easier for you since you can add extra end notes without disrupting page layout and format. An easy alternative is to include short parenthetical notes in the text, with a “Works Cited” section at the end of the book for more extensive information. If you use a computer to write your history remember to save and back up your work often. <br> | ||
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**Stories and accounts about the family or individuals. | **Stories and accounts about the family or individuals. | ||
**Photographs and illustrations that document events. | **Photographs and illustrations that document events. | ||
**Additional documents that supplement your stories. | **Additional documents that supplement your stories. | ||
*Discuss sensitive material with anyone you think may be concerned or affected by the material before you include it in your writing. | *Discuss sensitive material with anyone you think may be concerned or affected by the material before you include it in your writing. | ||
*Tell the truth, but don’t be offensive or defensive. | *Tell the truth, but don’t be offensive or defensive. | ||
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**How did your ancestor celebrate holidays and special events? | **How did your ancestor celebrate holidays and special events? | ||
**Would your ancestors have used a particular dialect? If they emigrated to a new location in their lifetime, how did they adjust to their new culture? | **Would your ancestors have used a particular dialect? If they emigrated to a new location in their lifetime, how did they adjust to their new culture? | ||
**How did your ancestors deal with disasters that happened during their lifetimes (economic difficulties, epidemics, clashes in cultures, floods, droughts, and so on). | **How did your ancestors deal with disasters that happened during their lifetimes (economic difficulties, epidemics, clashes in cultures, floods, droughts, and so on). | ||
*The less you know about your ancestors, the more you will have to use general historical information about their place and time to put them into historical perspective. | *The less you know about your ancestors, the more you will have to use general historical information about their place and time to put them into historical perspective. | ||
*Don’t let your writing become a list of dates and places. Include stories and background information to bring dates and places to life. | *Don’t let your writing become a list of dates and places. Include stories and background information to bring dates and places to life. | ||
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*Write a chapter; leave it for a few days, and then go back to it. Does it makes sense? Is it interesting as you review it? | *Write a chapter; leave it for a few days, and then go back to it. Does it makes sense? Is it interesting as you review it? | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffff99 | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | '''Expert Tip:''' If you use a computer to write your history, remember to back up your work often. After all your hard work and effort, it would be very frustrating to lose the information because of a computer failure. <br> | ||
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*You may want to invite and encourage students to set a goal for when they will complete their personal history | *You may want to invite and encourage students to set a goal for when they will complete their personal history | ||
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