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Writing Family History

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  • 337. Writing Life Stories

    337. Writing Life Stories

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    Writing Life Stories by Bill Roorbach | 1998 | Paperback | 224 pages | ISBN: 1884910475 | Dimensions: 6 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches | Dimensions: 6 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches | How to Make Memories into Memoirs, Ideas into Essays, and Life into Literature From drawing a map of a remembered neighborhood to…

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  • 388. Honoring Our Ancestors: Inspiring Stories of the Quest

    388. Honoring Our Ancestors: Inspiring Stories of the Quest

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    By Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak. 2002. Paperback. 220 pages. Condition: Excellent; never circulated. ISBN: 978- 1-9312-7900. The heartwarming stories found within these pages are just what the family historian has always needed. They put life in the names & dates and give us more reasons to continue researching our past.

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  • 403. Web Publishing for Genealogy

    403. Web Publishing for Genealogy

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    Compiled by Peter Christian. Over the past few years, genealogy websites have been proliferating at such an incredible rate that the Web now provides the best opportunities for locating source materials, contacting other researchers, sharing family information, and publishing the results of your research. Paperback, 73 pages. Condition: Good, but missing title page. Library copy…

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  • 442. How to Tape Instant Oral Biographies.

    442. How to Tape Instant Oral Biographies.

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    By Bill Zimmerman. 1999. Capture your family’s living history for future generations. Paperback, 54 pages. Condition: Good. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.

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  • 443. Your Life and Times, an Oral History Handbook.

    443. Your Life and Times, an Oral History Handbook.

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    By Stephen and Julia Arthur. 1987. How to put a life story on tape. Paperback, 54 pages. Condition: Good. Library copy with library notations; never circulated.

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  • 578. The Oral History Manual

    578. The Oral History Manual

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    By Barbara W. Sommer and Mary Kay Quinlan.  2002. A guide to help anyone interested in doing oral history research ‘think like an oral historian. Paperback. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition.

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  • 799. Research and the Manuscript Tradition.

    799. Research and the Manuscript Tradition.

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    By Frank G. Burke. 1997. This book is a reflection on using manuscripts for research, administering manuscript and archival collections and institutions, and the lessons learned from teaching a manuscripts administration course for more than twenty years. It provides a solid theoretical base as well as practical advice and a glimpse of the satisfaction that…

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