By Sheila Quinn Charming, But Insufficient Many of us are inspired to write family stories. Motivated by duty, nostalgia, or a desire to set the record straight, we feel set about recording the history of our ancestors. I inherited suitcases full of photographs, letters, maps, receipts, and even locks of hair from three generations ofContinueContinue reading “Primary Sources: Not Just for Fact-Finding”
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Wintering with WWW: Eilene Lyon
By Eilene Lyon What Lies Beneath Colorado: Researching and Writing a Nonfiction Book in 13 Months Serendipity. As I was wrapping up the final draft of my first book, my publisher put out a call for Colorado authors to write a book in the What Lies Beneath series about pioneer cemeteries in my home state.ContinueContinue reading “Wintering with WWW: Eilene Lyon”
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