Using Historical Fiction and Social History to Support Your Narrative
Beth A. Stahr, CG
Content
Welcome
1m 1s
About BCG
4m 28s
Speaker's Introduction
1m 29s
Introduction
8m 48s
Narrative and Examples
9m 53s
Richards family
9m 10s
Edith
4m 48s
George
7m 42s
Henri and Josephine
5m 27s
Announcements
1m 41s
Questions / answers
10m 34s
About this webinar
You’ve researched facts; you’re ready to write. How do you imagine ancestors’ lives? Family histories are dull and boring if they reflect only the factual information found in historical documents. Historical fiction and social history can provide context and enhance your writing.
About the speaker
Beth A. Stahr, CG is a recently retired academic librarian and college instructor with over forty years of genealogical research experience. She is a past trustee, treasurer and president of the Board...
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Comments (124)
Caught this on the replay. Very interesting, thank you!
Unfortunately, I was only able to join half the webinar, but the half I attended was very informative and well presented. It gave me confidence to continue to write client and family reports the way I have been, by adding historical and societal nuances. Thank you.
I enjoyed this webinar on historical fiction and social history. Figuring out how to weave the possible into the facts to add flavor and context is definitely a weak area for me. Listening to another genealogists process is very helpful in trying to figure out what my successful process will look like.
Thorough explanations and I got some great tips, love the concept of "perhapsing".
Interesting and helpful, with information new to me.
It was great. I loved the examples she gave. It helped me to understand how she used historicla fiction.
I loved Brenda's presentation. I have always wanted to write, but never seemed to figure out how to make it interesting. I'm a stronger 'technical' writer, than a 'story' writer. This presentation has given me lots of ideas on how to bring out the story writer in me.
very helpful. Thank you for the great ideas