Seeing the results of your family history research through to a published document, physical or digital, is a thrill. Writing your history is the best way to preserve your years of effort.
This month’s UK Family Tree Magazine provides expert guidance to help you capture the past in ways your family will treasure. If you dream of publishing a book, Canadian Wayne Shepheard provides a complete guide to writing for publication. For those starting smaller, find out how to structure your stories for blogs or digital family history books.
The issue also equips you with the latest tools and research strategies. Carole McCulloch (Coach Carole) explains how to integrate Artificial Intelligence into your process while maintaining authenticity. Find a review of the new Family Tree Maker 2024 for Mac and look at the latest developments in DNA, including what’s new for mtDNA testers (John Cleary) and four ways a DNA test can advance your research (Karen Evans).
Research advice covers challenging lines, such as Graham Bandy’s practical guide on 20th-century Army ancestors. For medieval records, Richard Tolson uncovers people and places in the Records of the Crown back to 1066. Julie Johnson gives us the story of Theodore Oriel, exploring the psychological impact of war on a serviceman.
I’ll be interested to see how long it takes the library to receive the hard copy of this issue given the interruptions from the postal strike. I still prefer to read the paper magazine rather than the digital one…hoping at some point, Kobo and Libby work together to display magazines as well as e-books.