Hi ole' friend.... I see that someone else said what I was going to say....I got John's mother(husband's mother) to tell her life as she remembered it, especially tell about what relative was who...etc. I have 34 tapes...!!!! WE are going to convert them to CDS so they last and don't get destroyed. They will be THE birthday present for each of the kids/ married g-kids. We keep one for ourselves (and to make copies from) and keep the other in the vault for safe keeping, along with her pedigree sheets. Hearing her voice now...she died in 1998...brings shivers...and tears...but also joy!!! Start out with YOUR story...from as far back as you can remember...and talk about the people...relatives...and all the times you moved(if you did) so that some year someone can follow you in the census. Make a really clear copy of the families' pedigree..enlarge it...and get it framed. Actually, doing two, one for each side, would be good! Then hang them somewhere in the house where they can be seen and s tudied. Luck...and have fun!! But, get to it today!!!! You never know..... Judie On Sep 23, 2006, at 12:36 PM, Pat wrote: > Asking for suggestions from this list of knowledgeable people. > > I have most (but not all) of the family in order, but I know my > children and grandchildren will find it a) boring, b) confusing, c) > intimidating d) regretably tossed in the trash and wished for in > about 40 years. > > I would like to write it out as a story. But whenever I start, > it seems daunting...and the transitions lead me from one to the > next to the next. Not necessarily all of which should be included, > or they take me in the wrong direction. Starting at the beginning > and moving forward becomes quite confusing in very short order. Or > they become long narratives which I find boring, and I KNOW the > stories. > > Can someone(s) please offer suggestions, or books which might > help with the structure and make this the fascinating story I've > discovered. I will be most grateful for any and all help...and > boy, do I need some suggestions. > > Thanks, > > Pat > > > Pat > FLOOR: The place for storing your priceless genealogy records > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! > Small Business. > ************************** > Visit SFGenealogy.com! > http://www.sfgenealogy.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CASANFRA- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

I should add a PS...My MIL was from Abbeville, S.C. and those Southerners wrote the most beautiful letters...I have dozens of them, some from the Civil War..most from the very late 1800s and early 1900s. I am in the midst of transcribing them as the stationary is pretty fragile now. I have already made copies of them..and some will be framed also. The originals go into the vault too, along with the completed transcriptions...JUST in case!!! Good luck... Judie On Sep 23, 2006, at 2:20 PM, Judie Cook wrote: > Hi ole' friend.... > I see that someone else said what I was going to say....I got John's > mother(husband's mother) to tell her life as she remembered it, > especially tell about what relative was who...etc. I have 34 > tapes...!!!! > WE are going to convert them to CDS so they last and don't get > destroyed. They will be THE birthday present for each of the kids/ > married g-kids. We keep one for ourselves (and to make copies from) > and keep the other in the vault for safe keeping, along with her > pedigree sheets. > Hearing her voice now...she died in 1998...brings shivers...and > tears...but also joy!!! > Start out with YOUR story...from as far back as you can > remember...and talk about the people...relatives...and all the times > you moved(if you did) so that some year someone can follow you in the > census. > Make a really clear copy of the families' pedigree..enlarge it...and > get it framed. Actually, doing two, one for each side, would be good! > Then hang them somewhere in the house where they can be seen and s > tudied. > > Luck...and have fun!! But, get to it today!!!! You never know..... > > Judie > On Sep 23, 2006, at 12:36 PM, Pat wrote: > >> Asking for suggestions from this list of knowledgeable people. >> >> I have most (but not all) of the family in order, but I know my >> children and grandchildren will find it a) boring, b) confusing, c) >> intimidating d) regretably tossed in the trash and wished for in >> about 40 years. >> >> I would like to write it out as a story. But whenever I start, >> it seems daunting...and the transitions lead me from one to the >> next to the next. Not necessarily all of which should be included, >> or they take me in the wrong direction. Starting at the beginning >> and moving forward becomes quite confusing in very short order. Or >> they become long narratives which I find boring, and I KNOW the >> stories. >> >> Can someone(s) please offer suggestions, or books which might >> help with the structure and make this the fascinating story I've >> discovered. I will be most grateful for any and all help...and >> boy, do I need some suggestions. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Pat >> >> >> Pat >> FLOOR: The place for storing your priceless genealogy records >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! >> Small Business. >> ************************** >> Visit SFGenealogy.com! >> http://www.sfgenealogy.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CASANFRA- >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > ************************** > Visit SFGenealogy.com! > http://www.sfgenealogy.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CASANFRA- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message