I did not intend to write a book. I set out to learn the truth about my family, a family I never knew I had, hidden by my father’s secrets. My Catholic Hungarian parents survived WWII and came ...

Writing a family history can be less daunting if you break the task into smaller “chunks”. As with eating an elephant, take it one bite at a time! Bites can be separate family books, ...

Joyce Boatright, an English professor at North Harris College, is teaching women a way to preserve family history. Write it down. "We're forgetting how important it is to know our own family ...

JANESVILLE � Jennifer Ehle and Kay Briski will help people bring their ancestors to life. The two will give a presentation titled “Writing Family History: You can do it” on Sept. 22, at ...

The categories she used in writing “Your Grandmother, Alice Carey Tolbert Carrillo,” can be a research guide suggesting questions to ask family members. 1.1) Family background. Her ...

My dad put on his air-raid helmet and walked around town making sure blinds were down and kids were quiet," was just one memory related at the 'Writing Family History' ...

Chinese contemporary artist and activist Ai Weiwei speaks with Anthony Mason about writing his first memoir, "1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows," and telling the history of China through his own ...

The next Lake County Genealogical Society meeting will take place from 10 a.m. to noon, Oct. 27, on Zoom due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. A short business meeting will be followed by this m… ...

March is Women’s History Month. This is the perfect time to include details in your family history about the struggles and successes of female ancestors. The information will serve as ...