Forum: Writing up your family history

Hi Does anyone think this subject my be worth a section of its own ? I have written up several of my families in small half A4 format and so far had no great problems in deciding the way to do it. Each one has been different, although I must confess that two of them had the same theme in...

I am information gathering before I embark on writing about my life and times! I was born in 1946 so obviously I'm 60 and it seems like a good time to get started. One thing that I would like to keep going throughout, would be how the costs of items has changed over the years and in particular...

With Christmas rapidly approaching (OK, where did 2008 go?) I'm considering collating the research I've done thus far as a present for my Gran, but need advice from the Brains Trust at BG. 1) What scope do you extend to? I have been lucky to be able to find other lines of family and not just my...

When writing up family histories, unless we were very good at history (though I don't suppose that many of us have got back to the Wars of the Roses yet) we probably don't have a clue what was happening in the year of an ancestor's birth marriage or death. I'd already found one timeline site...

Hi, My grandparents are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary at the end of the year and I'd like to present them with some of the family history research I've done. I've never written it up for anyone other than myself so usually it's hand written or typed pages. I think it might be useful...

Ok, so you are all writing up your own life story, arnt you ? You know you should, so that your grandchildren will know all about you, and it has been such a pain that your granddad didnt do it, or even leave a diary :-) So how are you doing it ? I dont mean the finished effort, just your...

Hi I wonder if any of you have evr thought about making a home made video charting the lives of a particular family line etc? I would love to do one with my London relatives, which involves filming the streets, churches and workplaces they used while narrating at the same time ie "This is...

Hi all once again , I would like to know or at least understand ,what it was like in Warmington and surrounding at the time of GGGgrandfather it is said that family was farming a properity at the time with Father and two sons helping all family could read and write and were to some extend well of...

Can anyone recommend any books on writing up your family history? I am at the stage where I have a lot of information, but am not sure how to draw it all together. Any ideas? David

On my current project I am getting a bit concerned as to how much general history to include to flesh out the family times as it were. The usual instruction to budding authors is to consider your audience. However my audience is mainly children and grandchildren, mostly here in Oz.So when writing...

I started by getting info off my Dad and first started researching my Grandad and Grandma's families. I was only getting details on the main links through the family and dob's. Now I am learning more and more about what they all did and when they did it. Now also who their children married and...

Does anyone have any information about the exploits of this regiment between the years 1811 and 1821 (the Napoleonic War period). I've read all the work published in the public domain which describes generally what the first and second battalions were doing, but I'd like to try and find out more...

My great grand mother (Rosina Rambridge nee Polglaze) according to the 1881,1891 & 1901 Census states she was born in Devonport, Devon aged 16, 26 and 36 respectively, but when I did a search for her on BDM the only result I got was for a Rosina Boynes Polglaze registered Q2 1864 Stoke T 5b 333...

One of the pleasures I recall are listening to the accents and dialects of, not only my relations but, people I have met from my youth until now. Most of the rich accents are sadly gone. How can I recreate these senses in my research. My Father in Law who spoke with the strongest Somerset or Gt...

When writing up family history, should one reference data from census' and certificates? If so, how would one write these references? Thanks, David

Not really sure where to post this but in the family we have an old glass plate photo (we think about 1900 but could be earlier) showing my maternal grandmother as a baby, with her mother. The blacking is coming off the back of the glass and the image itself is discoloured. Does anyone have...

I am thinking of writing up my Family History to give to my relatives for Christmas using the Family Tree Maker Books section. Are there any tips anyone can give? What size does it print up A4, A3? Should I get it bound, is it expensive, where do I go to get it done? Is there a cheaper...

I have just seen that my (small at the time) gedcom i submitted to familysearch almost a year ago now has just put on there. When i sent this to them i had no confirmation that it had been accepted and was relieved as to be honest as i didnt know what i was submitting at the time as gedcoms were...