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Genealogical
and Heritage Journals
If you are into genealogy and work on your
family trees, a journal of study and research can save you HOURS
if not days of work! I can remember working on a family line
of my own, and I jotted down a little bit of information on
a back side of a copy and promptly lost it. It was months before
I came across it, totally by accident and I could have kicked
myself for not including it in my research journal!!!
If you are a lucky one and you find an old
journal in your pocession from a long gone ancestor, cherish
such a glorious find. Do you best to transcribe the information
to computer or paper so that the original work is not handled
much. Contact your local historical society for guide lines
on how to preserve this artifact of your family's heritage.
And get started on your OWN journal RIGHT NOW! It's such a valuable
tool for future genealogists. Just imagine how excited they
will get reading about your adventures in employement or the
time you had a child born or visited another country! Get started!
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Here are some
thoughts to get you started in
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Genealogical
and Heritage Journaling.
- Ask family members to see if ancestors
kept a journal or diary. You might be surprised to learn someone
is holding on to a treasure trove of family information!
- Handle old journals and letters with the
upmost care. Finger oils and page turning can really damage
a special artifact! Transcribe it immediately and then archivaly
store it with professional assistance.
- Find out is other historical journals exist
around your research time and location. You never know, your
great great grandpa might have courted a young lady who diligently
wrote in her journal all about that "handsome devil"!
What a delight to find mentions of your family in other people's
journals!
May We Suggest....
Resources on Heritage Journaling
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Recalling Your
Memories on Paper, Tape or Videotape
How to
Preserve Valuable Memoirs for Your Family or the Public
by Margaret G. Bigger
(Paperback) - Revised Ed. / June 2002 / ISBN 0964060647
Leaving a Trace
On Keeping a Journal; The Art of Transforming a Life Into Stories
by Alexandra Johnson
Paperback / Jan 2002 / ISBN 0316121568
Chapters
Writing the Adventure of Your Life
by Dion DiMucci; Andi Litt Wiener
Paperback / June 1998 / ISBN 1558745874
Your Life as
Story
Discovering
the New Autobiography and Writing Memoir as Literature
by Tristine Rainer
Paperback / Apr 1998 / ISBN 0874779227
Book
of Myself
A Do-It
Yourself Autobiography in 20 Questions
by Carl Marshall; David Marshall
Hardcover / Jan 1997 / ISBN 0786862505
Writing for
Your Life
Discovering
the Story of Your Life's Journey
by Deena Metzger
Paperback / Nov 1992 / ISBN 0062506129
Return to the Different Styles of Journaling Page
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