Dabblewriter Strategy for creating ebooks If you have a series of blog posts about your ancestors, here is an easy way to turn them into an eBook. 1. Subscribe to DabbleWriter as your writing tool 2. Create a Manuscript for your family ancestors 3. Create a collection of Chapters in the Manuscript. 4. Access your […]
How to get started the easy way! Do you want to leave a legacy for your family – the history of your ancestors? Then blogging is an easy way to get started! A blog does not pressure you for perfection! A blog waits for you to compose your posts! A blog is not on a […]
Don’t believe everything you find in scrapbooks! This week I have been knee-deep in a hoard of family history archives that include a series of scrapbooks. These scrapbooks are being digitized to preserve the collected memorabilia and local history for the family of the scrapbooker. Among the pages of the scrapbook number 13, Miscellaneous Keepsakes, […]
STORY LINES This month I am exploring the different storylines for ancestral storytelling. What are story lines? According to the online dictionary: 1. The plot of a story or dramatic work.2. One of the narrative strands forming a complex story: Storylines can also be: 1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the plot of a book, film, play, etc2. (Film) the plot of a book, film, play, etc Storylines in family history can be the inspiration for starting, continuing, or reviving your ancestral storytelling blog posts. Storylines for me are the ‘prompts’, ‘themes’, ‘styles’, and […]
Scrapbook creations are popular arts/crafts activities for people of all ages. The scrapbooks come in all shapes and sizes and formats. I’ve seen a beautiful collection of family scrapbooks displayed at funerals and memorial services; to great advantage. Attendees can browse through the photos and memories of that family through the eyes of the deceased. […]
Are you creating long posts that take a lot of planning? Do you want to streamline your process? Are you short on time? Do you want an easy process for creating your ancestral stories as blog posts? You don’t have time to do a full course, you just want the basic steps! Read on! These […]
What is your goal in your Family History Blogging? Distraction is my biggest enemy – it takes me away from my intended path. I get stuck sometimes knowing what to blog about. So at the beginning of this month, I planned a set of blog posts about blogging and placed them on my Trello board. […]
Family History Blogging Strategies Sometimes I struggle with remaining focussed on my family history blogging. Time slips away or I am lacking inspiration or something else prevents me from getting my ancestral stories on to my blog. This causes me great frustration as I wish to achieve the goals I set for myself at the […]
Why do Family History Blogging? In this post, I will focus on the number ONE reason for doing family history blogging, from my point of view. You may be just getting started on your blog posts to share your stories from genealogy research, or you may already have a blog full of posts about your […]
Writing in Progress 
First I have to figure out how to use Canva!😄
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There are great video tutorials on YouTube. Or I can teach you.
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Thanks, Carole. At the moment I’m learning how to use Chrome OS Flex. My brain hurts enough for now.😉
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