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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? | ||
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| valign="middle" align="left | | bgcolor="#ffff99" valign="middle" 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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| valign="middle" align="left | | bgcolor="#ffff99" valign="middle" 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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*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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| valign="middle" align="left | | bgcolor="#ffff99" valign="middle" 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 | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:FamilySearch]] | ||