Learn How to Write Your Family History
Posted on: Tuesday, 28 March 2006, 09:00 CST
By The Idaho Statesman, Boise
Mar. 28--The Idaho Public Archives is offering a series of lectures and workshops on "Writing Creative Family History" at its new facility.
The first two sessions will be on writing traditional family histories. The rest of the series will focus on techniques for making your family history as creative and interesting as possible for readers other than members of your own family.
In this series, we'll talk about and practice the narrative techniques that writers and publishers use to lure readers to family histories.
The series is open-ended, but will be at least six two-hour sessions over a period of six months.
Classes will be at 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 2205 Old Penitentiary Road in Boise beginning Thursday, May 4, and meet the first Thursday of each month through October. Fees are $5 per lecture/workshop or you can attend the entire series for the discounted rate of $25. Checks or money orders may be made payable to Idaho Public Archives, 2205 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise ID 83712-8250, or payment may be made by credit card via Steve Barrett at the archives at 514-2313 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays.
Class schedule
Part 1: Writing traditional family histories
May 4: Documentation and organization of research materials.
June 1: From Ahnentafel to author (includes discussion of "The Courage to Write."
Part 2: Writing creative family histories
July 6: "Seeing Is Believing: Filling in the Details that Made Up Your Ancestors' Lives" (includes discussion of "Writing for Story").
Aug. 3: "What a Character!: Breathing Life into Your Ancestors (includes discussion of "A Midwife's Tale").
Sept. 7: "Settings as Characters: You Can't Know Your Ancestors if You Don't Know the Communities that Composed Their Lives" (includes discussion of "The Murder of Helen Jewett").
Oct. 5: "Now Get Out There and Write!" (includes discussion of "In the Presence of Mine Enemies").
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Source: The Idaho Statesman, Boise
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