How To Write Publish Local Family History Successfully

Author : Bob Trubshaw
Publisher : Heart of Albion Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Genealogical literature
ISBN : 1872883591

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How to Write & Publish Local & Family History Successfully by Bob Trubshaw Pdf

This book guides even complete novices through all the stages needed to produce and promote books, booklets, magazines, CD-ROMS and Web sites on local and family history. For those who are not novices the information will also act as a checklist for producing professional-looking publications.

Author : Thomas A. Mason,J. Kent Calder
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538182635

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Writing Local History Today by Thomas A. Mason,J. Kent Calder Pdf

Writing Local History Today guides local historians through the process of researching, writing, and publishing their work. Thomas A. Mason and J. Kent Calder present step-by-step advice to guide aspiring authors to a successful publication and focus not only on how to write well but also how to market and sell their work. Highlights include: Discussion of how to identify an audience for your writing project Tips for effective research and planning Sample documents, such as contracts and requests for proposals Tips and guidance for working with publishers Discussion of how to use social media to leverage your publication Discussion of the benefits and drawbacks to self-publishing The second edition updates literature, databases, and websites in the field This guide is useful for first-time authors who need help with this sometimes-daunting process, or for previously published historians who need a quick reference or timely tips.

Author : Dina C Carson
Publisher : First Edition Design Pub.
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-23
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781622878253

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Publish Your Family History by Dina C Carson Pdf

If you have stories to share with your family, whether you have been researching a short time or a long time, this book will: * take you through the four stages of publishing projects * show you how publishing works * help you pick a project to publish * lead you through a research review to see what you have and what you still need to tell the stories in a compelling way * give you the skills to become a good storyteller * lead you through the process of editing * instruct you how to prepare your manuscript to look like it was professionally published and * help you spread the word that you have a book available Everything you need to write and publish your family history. Keywords: family history, genealogy, write a family history, write a genealogy, publish your family history, how to self-publish, book publishing, storytelling, book marketing, designing a book

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1091196304

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Publish Your Family History Preserving Your Heritage in a Book by Anonim Pdf

Many people want to write a family history, but few ever take on the job of publishing one. If you've done the research, and you want to make a book from it, then Publish Your Family History is for you. It will tell you all the fundamentals of book production, together with the important details that distinguish a home-published book from a homemade one. You'll learn: how to get your manuscript ready for production; design ideas for the pages and the cover; methods of making pages with or without a computer and printing those pages quickly and inexpensively; and ideas on bindings that last and look great. Even if time is at a premium, you're not comfortable with computer technology, or the budget is tight, you'll learn how to publish a professional-looking family history of your own!

Author : J.H. Bowman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317171881

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British Librarianship and Information Work 2001–2005 by J.H. Bowman Pdf

This important reference volume covers developments in aspects of British library and information work during the five year period 2001-2005. Over forty contributors, all of whom are experts in their subject, provide an overview of their field along with extensive further references which act as a starting point for further research. The book provides a comprehensive record of library and information management during the past five years and will be essential reading for all scholars, library professionals and students.

Author : Graham Holton
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009-11-04
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780748641789

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Discover Your Scottish Ancestry by Graham Holton Pdf

This illuminating guide to discovering your Scottish family history has been fully revised and updated to take account of changes to resources and methods for researching your Scottish ancestry over the last few years. Accessible in style and comprehensive in coverage, this new edition stresses the importance of traditional methods of family history research while also embracing the exciting possibilities afforded by new technologies, sources and developments in genetic science.Indispensable to both the fledgling researcher and the more experienced family history specialist in Scotland or elsewhere, this book provides a guide to the very latest resources available to assist with research. Covering Scottish primary and secondary sources in full detail, this book also provides illustrative case studies of family history research, lists of useful websites and archives, and family history organisations and societies.Highlights of this new edition:*An updated chapter dedicated to aspects of recording, scanning and storing information*New insight into accessing English, Irish, emigrant and immigrant records*An update on developments in DNA genetics of relevance to the genealogist*A substantial and broad-ranging bibliography essential for those who want to take their research even further.

Author : Noeline Kyle
Publisher : UNSW Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781742240558

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How to Write and Publish Your Family Story in Ten Easy Steps by Noeline Kyle Pdf

This easy-to-use reference book draws on successful professional experience writing and publishing family histories to create a universal method for novices and seasoned genealogists alike. Demystifying the process of writing and publishing a family history, this book guides future authors beyond their research using 10 basic steps to help them shape the story, develop a narrative, and establish characters. It also aids in writing biographies, constructing chapters, editing text, utilizing technology, and, ultimately, explains how to publish and promote the finished product so that it reaches the widest number of readers possible.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UVA:X030052042

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The Local Historian by Anonim Pdf

Issues for autumn 1961- include the Standing Conference for Local History Bulletin.

Author : Noeline Kyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Australia
ISBN : 1459628470

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How to Write and Publish Your Family Story in Ten Easy Steps by Noeline Kyle Pdf

After thirty years of giving workshops, talks and seminars to family historians and genealogists Dr Noeline Kyle realised what was missing. What her audience is really crying out for is an easy - to - use reference book to show them how to write and publish their research. How to write and publish your family story in ten easy steps draws on Kyle's extensive experience writing and publishing family history. It provides a template for family historians and genealogists who are ready to take the next step. The book guides them through the process with ten basic steps to help them shape the story, develop a narrative, establish their characters and write biographies, construct chapters, edit their text, use technology, and ultimately, publish and promote their book so it reaches the widest number of readers possible.

Author : Susan Yates,Gregory Phillip Ioannou
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01
Category : Book design
ISBN : 0777921529

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Publish Your Family History by Susan Yates,Gregory Phillip Ioannou Pdf

Many people want to write a family history, but few ever take on the job of publishing one. If you've done the research, and you want to make a book from it, then Publish Your Family History is for you. It will tell you all the fundamentals of book production, together with the important details that distinguish a home-published book from a homemade one. You'll learn: how to get your manuscript ready for production;design ideas for the pages and the cover;methods of making pages with or without a computer and printing those pages quickly and inexpensively; andideas on bindings that last and look great. Even if time is at a premium, you're not comfortable with computer technology, or the budget is tight, you'll learn how to publish a professional-looking family history of your own

Author : Noeline Kyle
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007-03-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781741750621

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Writing Family History Made Very Easy by Noeline Kyle Pdf

A practical guide to writing family history, designed especially for family historians and inexperienced writers.

Author : Penny Stratton,Henry Bainbridge Hoff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Genealogy
ISBN : 0880823127

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Guide to Genealogical Writing by Penny Stratton,Henry Bainbridge Hoff Pdf

Using examples from NEHGS's publications, this writing guide outlines how to write your family history clearly and accurately -- from building a genealogical sketch to adding images to indexing. An appendix on genealogical style covers alternate spellings of names, when and how to use lineage lines, how to include adopted children and stepchildren, aspects of double dating, and other issues faced by genealogical writers.

Author : Susan Yates,Greg Ioannou
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-10
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781770705258

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Publish Your Family History by Susan Yates,Greg Ioannou Pdf

Many people want to write a family history, but few ever take on the task of publishing one. Publish Your Family History will tell you all the fundamentals of book production, together with the important details that distinguish a home-published book from a homemade one.

Author : John MacGibbon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Genealogical literature
ISBN : 0986468533

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Your Family's History by John MacGibbon Pdf

Family history research, boosted by computers and the internet, has become one of our most popular hobbies. Thousands of Kiwis have caught the bug and are researching their wider families, joining family history societies, digging around libraries, archives and museums, and spending countless hours in front of computers checking out ancestors, lives and times, from Bluff to Birmingham and beyond. This handbook passes on valuable tips and strategies on how it should be done.

Author : Robert Keith Musgrave
Publisher : Dr Robb Musgrave
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Decedents' estates
ISBN : 9780980616507

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When Success Isn't Enough by Robert Keith Musgrave Pdf