Family History Fanatics Blog

Check out the latest news and family history education from your energetic and fun Family History Fanatics. You'll learn tips and tricks for researching your family tree and writing your ancestor's stories.

Should You Use Proper English When Writing a Family History?

Avoid Writing Dialogue in a Family History

Ignore Story Crafting While Recording Family History

You are failing at recording your family history because you need to learn how to IGNORE story crafting practices. That’s right. I said...

Why Your Family Doesn’t Want to Read Their Family History

Stop Being Afraid of Writing Your Life Story

Tips for Writing a Compelling Family History

Search with a web browser or Pinterest and you will discover numerous articles about writing a compelling family history. Unfortunately,...

How to Set Up A File to Write A Family History Book

How to Write the Family History Stories That Lack Documentation

How to Write a Family History - One Record at a Time

Some records in genealogy provide little to no information and certify that an event has occurred. Other records overflow with details...

Stop Thinking Nobody Cares About Your Family History

There is an internet meme that says, “Nobody cares about your story until you win.” The advice then is to go win. Although motivating to...