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Extras << Writing a History << \| Share Your History \| Oral History \| Organizing Your History \| \| Internet Resources \| Publishing Your History \| Publishing Your Family History Creative Means to Share Your Family Research Findings How to donate your published family history to the Library of Congress: http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/gifts.html Don't think you can manage it all yourself? Consider hiring a professional through the Association of Personal Historians: http://www.personalhistorians.org/ Celebrate a Life, a site dedicated to capturing and preserving people's stories: http://www.celebratealife.com/biographies/index.asp SurnameWeb's HomePage Construction Kit Tools and Tutorials on Building Genealogy Web Pages: http://www.surnameweb.org/help/ Center for Life Stories Preservation: http://www.storypreservation.com/home.html Oral History Gathering family stories: KBYU and Wisteria Picture's Capturing the Past: How to Prepare & Conduct an Oral History Interview: http://www.byub.org/capturingpast/ Rootsweb's oral history questions: http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/oralhist.htm About.com's list of oral history resources: http://genealogy.about.com/hobbies/genealogy/msuboral.htm A cluster of articles on oral history and family tradition: http://familytreemaker.com/backissu.html Recording Oral Histories: Tips and Topics - included suggested interview questions: http://familytreemaker.com/00000028.html Biography Assistant, a great tool for helping you determine the questions to ask for any family interview: http://familytreemaker.com/bio/index.html Cyndi's List of sites pertaining to oral history and interviews: http://www.CyndisList.com/oral.htm Southern Oral History Program's How-to for all aspects of interviewing: lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/s/Southern_Oral_History_Program_Collection.html Organizing Your Genealogical Information Get It Together series by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CGRS: http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/ columns/together/d_p_1_archive.asp About.com's list of sites to help you organize your research: http://genealogy.about.com/hobbies/ genealogy/msuborganize.htm Cyndi's List of sites to help you organize all those papers you've collected: http://www.CyndisList.com/organize.htm "How Do I Keep All This Stuff Straight?" by George Morgan: http://www.ancestry.com/columns/george/04-24-98.htm A series of articles by Dear Myrtle to help you get organized: http://dearmyrtle.com/organize/organization.htm Internet Resources on Writing Your Family History Choosing Your Family Book's Focus and other Family Book Tips by Michael John Neill: http://www.genealogy.com/21_neill.html Creating a Family History Book by Donna Przecha: http://www.genealogy.com/21_prze.html Cyndi's List of sites for writing your family history: http://www.CyndisList.com/writing.htm Reunion Center guide to writing a family history, with links to other useful sites and a list of recommended books: http://www.genealogyforum.com/gfaol/reunion/ The LifeStory Institute's - a newsletter published on biographical writing: http://www.thelifestoryinstitute.com/ Publishing Your Family History For free guides on publishing a book and copy preparation: http://www.gatewaypress.com/ Overview of decisions to make when publishing your family history: http://www.storypreservation.com/steps.html Questions to ask printers you're considering working with: http://www.author.co.uk/print.htm The information contained on this page comes from a variety of sources, but relies heavily on The Everything Family Tree Book by William G. Hartley (Adams Media, 1998) and Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide to Family History & Genealogy by Jim & Terry Willard with Jane Wilson (Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997).


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