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Guardian Masterclass 2014

The Guardian, as part of its Masterclass series, is to run a course ‘An introduction to writing family history’ next year.

The main features of this one day course are given as:

  • The making of a family story – finding the universal in the particular
  • Form and voice – the ‘I’ of autobiographical writing.
  • What does it mean to be true to someone’s story?
  • Research – how to do go about it and what to do with it
  • Style – character description and representation; descriptive techniques
  • Dialogue – using voices and quotations to create scenes

http://www.theguardian.com/guardian-masterclasses/an-introduction-to-writing-family-history-nick-barlay-writing-course

When Family Tree Genie presents its research to the client, it naturally features the sources and facts of family members.

To bring these dry facts to life, I always preface the report with a complete family story showing how the family grew in the context of their surroundings, the challenges they faced and the successes they enjoyed – it is for this reason, after all, that most of my clients come to me. They want to know where they are from … who doesn’t?

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