It's time to collect your thoughts and select a 'Pain, Gain, Tip or Trick' from your research experience over the break to introduce to the group and write (or fine tune) the story you are planning to share in class on Thursday from 1 to 4pm.
The story topic for our first session on Thursday 23 February is ‘In Search Of…’ ‘Have you found yourself needing to search extensively for someone who holds a fairly central place in your family tree? Begin by describing the details you had at the beginning of your search. How did you apply yourself to get a better sense of their lives and their relationship with other people? What did you find out? Choose someone you haven't written about before.’
An alternative topic ‘Time Travelling!’ Have you ever felt that you have been time travelling into the lives of your ancestors, or that you have grown very close to a particular person or family in your family tree? Share this experience with the group.
A special welcome to new members. If you would like to contribute a story on one of these topics in ‘150 to 400 words or thereabouts, oral presentations fine too’, that would be wonderful, however don't feel you have to. We try to keep ‘Pains and Gains’ to 3 minutes, and ‘Family Stories’ to 6 minutes.
If you would like some reading and/or inspiration, here is the link to the Family Stories page.
We look forward to seeing you on Thursday at 2pm.
Best wishes,
Bev, Jane, Barry and Wendy