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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... sometimes , in historical or social history sources , you may find your ancestor and the lead may take you to wonderful historical documentation . Ask yourself : " Was my ancestor or his family important enough in some sphere to be ...
... sometimes , in historical or social history sources , you may find your ancestor and the lead may take you to wonderful historical documentation . Ask yourself : " Was my ancestor or his family important enough in some sphere to be ...
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... Sometimes they were the group for which she cooked fried chicken for fifty people or developed a menu . 8. Why did she keep little notes from her children in the recipe book ? Where else would she keep her most precious treasures ? 9 ...
... Sometimes they were the group for which she cooked fried chicken for fifty people or developed a menu . 8. Why did she keep little notes from her children in the recipe book ? Where else would she keep her most precious treasures ? 9 ...
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... Sometimes ancestors were simultaneously admirable and wrong . For example , many descendants of the First Families of Virginia ( FFV ) would take pride in their elite plantation heritage . No matter how kind the master , though , there ...
... Sometimes ancestors were simultaneously admirable and wrong . For example , many descendants of the First Families of Virginia ( FFV ) would take pride in their elite plantation heritage . No matter how kind the master , though , there ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Culture Citing and Caring | 56 |
A Historians Approach to Family | 85 |
Copyright | |
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