Exploring History & Discovering Your Spark
I dove back into my family history the other day. It had been a while since I’d gone on a late-night binge through Ancestry or FamilySearch. It felt good to be back at it. One of my kids recently started learning about the Civil War in school. I think I may have been more excited… Continue reading Honoring my Civil War Ancestor
Last year, I finally finished a project I started several years ago. This book is one of several that I plan to publish as a multi-volume history of my Frederick ancestors. I started with my great-great-grandparents. My plan is to have a book for each Frederick generation down to me.I started this project using Shutterfly.… Continue reading Creating my Family History Book: A Step-by-Step Journey
Found a very interesting link that caught my attention. I would love to put together a nice family history book. I would like to piece together the bits and pieces I know now for my future kids. The best way to get family history is to talk to your family. Things are not always written… Continue reading The Armchair Genealogist: Writing Your Family History
Earlier this year my first book was published. I can honestly say that if I had to do it all over again, I would not change a thing. This has been one of the most challenging projects I have attempted to date, and I look forward to doing another book like this again in the… Continue reading My First Book
The Weekend Historian 