Once you have a timeline and you have created a basic outline to begin your writing process. It is a good idea to look for themes that can be carried through specific parts of your subject’s life. The themes can bring the stories to life. Additionally you can watch the character development this way. It would be a good idea before you begin writing to decide which events you are going to include and the ones that you are not going to include. This will make writing much easier, because once you are in the flow of writing, you will … Continue reading →

Once you have completed the interview it is important to sort through the material and decide how you are going to include it in a personal history. Rarely as you interview do you end up hitting all the events chronologically. One way to help you sort through and decide what to write about and the order is to create a time line. Once you have done this you can also include the timeline in the personal history. It can be a great reference point for any personal history. First you will need to draw a basic line that spans the … Continue reading →

Writing a family history can be an extensive process. In fact it can be overwhelming to think about writing the history of the entire family. You can start by writing your own family’s history. You can do this for your parents and brothers and sisters and then begin to work backward. One of the best things to do is to gather the memories of everyone who is still alive in the family. If you are working on completing the history of a previous family you may want to ask family members who knew or remember to share the stories of … Continue reading →