Bringing Your Family History to Life Through Social HistoryKatherine Scott Sturdevant shows you how to use social history -- the study of "ordinary people's everyday lives" -- to add depth, detail, and drama to your family's saga. Book jacket. |
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... become a Marxist or determinist historian . The remarkable assignment , however , started me on that fulfilling , lifelong pursuit of being a family historian . My parents ' family histories had always fascinated me without my ever ...
... become a Marxist or determinist historian . The remarkable assignment , however , started me on that fulfilling , lifelong pursuit of being a family historian . My parents ' family histories had always fascinated me without my ever ...
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... become aware of libraries and museums that preserve other families ' home sources , you can use that information from other families the way a histo- rian would : to show in your writing how a family like yours lived . You will also become ...
... become aware of libraries and museums that preserve other families ' home sources , you can use that information from other families the way a histo- rian would : to show in your writing how a family like yours lived . You will also become ...
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... Become friends with the bookstore owners in your hometown who acquire the most books of the type you want . They may start watching for the books you seek . 6. Go to library sales , where books will sell for small amounts or by the bag ...
... Become friends with the bookstore owners in your hometown who acquire the most books of the type you want . They may start watching for the books you seek . 6. Go to library sales , where books will sell for small amounts or by the bag ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Culture Citing and Caring | 56 |
A Historians Approach to Family | 85 |
Copyright | |
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