Product Description
For those that yearn to put meat on the bones of long-ago ancestors and make them live again to tell their stories, M. Carolyn Steele’s helpful book, Preserving Family Legends for Future Generations, will lead genealogists from the beginning steps of crafting a story through the final step of publishing it for family enjoyment.
Family researchers like to tell their ancestor’s story. Carolyn’s book is an excellent guide to take it a step further—create and publish a compelling family history for future generations.
-Janice Meredith, Professional Genealogist, Tulsa Genealogy Society
As a full time educator and novice genealogist, I can appreciate Carolyn Steele's no-nonsense approach to researching and writing about one's family history. Her instructions lead the reader step-by-step through the often confusing terrain of family trees, reliable search sites (both on land and in Cyberspace) and validation of documents. Illustration from her own eloquently written accounts of her ancestry ensures that even beginning genealogists never make a misstep in their efforts.
-Carol Johnson, M.A., creative writing teacher and author of Autism: From Tragedy to Triumph and Everlasting
Preserving Family Legends for Future Generations is filled with helpful tips and examples that will allow even the novice writer to record the stories of their ancestors in an entertaining manner.
-Judy Howard, author of Oklahoma Centennial Projects, Heavenly Patchwork I and II, and Centennial Stitches.
Family researchers like to tell their ancestor’s story. Carolyn’s book is an excellent guide to take it a step further—create and publish a compelling family history for future generations.
-Janice Meredith, Professional Genealogist, Tulsa Genealogy Society
As a full time educator and novice genealogist, I can appreciate Carolyn Steele's no-nonsense approach to researching and writing about one's family history. Her instructions lead the reader step-by-step through the often confusing terrain of family trees, reliable search sites (both on land and in Cyberspace) and validation of documents. Illustration from her own eloquently written accounts of her ancestry ensures that even beginning genealogists never make a misstep in their efforts.
-Carol Johnson, M.A., creative writing teacher and author of Autism: From Tragedy to Triumph and Everlasting
Preserving Family Legends for Future Generations is filled with helpful tips and examples that will allow even the novice writer to record the stories of their ancestors in an entertaining manner.
-Judy Howard, author of Oklahoma Centennial Projects, Heavenly Patchwork I and II, and Centennial Stitches.
