Creative Ideas and Tips to Help You Start Your Family History
Below are a few ideas that are helpful to motivate your writers
and book audience! - Make a family “assignment” to send in 7-8
short “memories” of their youth or a of their relationship with
a certain person. Make them short, but exact and detailed. -
Label your pictures with a CHAPTER-PHOTO number, i.e.: 1-1
(chapter 1, photo 1) or 3-5 (chapter 3, photo 5). Then build
your list of photo captions using these numbers as reference,
each caption on its own line. - When asking a relative to
contribute to the book, give them a succinct assignment. For
example, have Grandpa write about his courtship and early
marriage to Grandma. It’s always easier to give a subsequent
assignment after the first is completed. - Always ask for photos
and captions! Having a photo without knowing who is shown is
almost as bad as not having a photo! - My Life Story makes it
easy to get that special loved one to record their life’s
experiences. It’s a great gift idea! - When