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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... stories that make good family narrative . Of course you must also investigate their accuracy , but in narrative , even inaccurate stories can be interesting to analyze— as long as you do not misrepresent their accuracy . Here is an ...
... stories that make good family narrative . Of course you must also investigate their accuracy , but in narrative , even inaccurate stories can be interesting to analyze— as long as you do not misrepresent their accuracy . Here is an ...
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... stories , from his earliest recollections through his whole life and work , with minimal prompting . His stories were about major events in the family history as well . He had a dry wit . At one point I said " Grandpa , are you enjoying ...
... stories , from his earliest recollections through his whole life and work , with minimal prompting . His stories were about major events in the family history as well . He had a dry wit . At one point I said " Grandpa , are you enjoying ...
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... stories about their family histories . You don't dare go near them unless you have to because they'll start in , occupying your time with stories of their ancestors - not even good stories - as though we're going to care who their ...
... stories about their family histories . You don't dare go near them unless you have to because they'll start in , occupying your time with stories of their ancestors - not even good stories - as though we're going to care who their ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Culture Citing and Caring | 56 |
A Historians Approach to Family | 85 |
Copyright | |
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