Although it’s a few days past January 1, it’s not too late to make some genealogy resolutions. Do you want to “up your game” and work a little harder on your research this year? Maybe you’d rather focus on a project with an end result, such as a story about an ancestor or a photo…
Did you know it’s National Novel Writing Month? Also known as NaNoWriMo, November is a month to carve out some time to write. But you don’t have to have a novel in mind. Genealogists have great stories: each of our ancestors has at least one tale to tell. Why not use this month to put…
Do you have lots of family history research but don’t know what to do with it? Several genealogy writing opportunities have come across my desk recently that might prove helpful to you. Family Tree Magazine has started a 30 Day Family History Writing Challenge. Every day during the month of November the magazine’s editors will…
The Genealogy Writers’ Group met yesterday. Everyone who attended reported progress on their writing or had goals for our next meeting on March 1. We have found that getting together keeps us on track with our writing and we enjoy both sharing our own work and hearing what others are working on. We also discussed…
For all you family history writers out there: the Allen County Public Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, will happily accept a copy of your self-written family history or genealogy. Through their Photocopy Exchange Program, you can donate a copy of your writing to them, which they will bind and add to their collection at their…
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