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Books About Life on a Farm Written Especially for People Who Like to Read! "Highly recommended reading." The Midwest Book Review Reviews & Readers' Comments |
LeAnn R. Ralph Rural Route 2 Author E6689 970th Ave. Colfax, WI 54730 (715) 308-6336 |
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(A Step-by-Step Guide for Interviewing Family Members and Writing Oral Histories) by LeAnn R. Ralph Writing a collection of family stories will add an interesting dimension to your genealogy. Don't let those family stories get away! When your family members pass on their stories will live on forever. To order a copy click here: Booklocker.com Table of Contents
Page 6. . . . . . . . .Introduction Part I Pages 7-8. . . . . . Everyone Has a Story to Tell Part II Pages 9-20. . . . . Step-by-Step Instructions & Tips For Gathering & Writing Your Family Stories Page 9. . . . . . . . 1. Decide which people to interview. Pages 9-10. . . . . 2. Ask for permission to conduct an interview. Page 10. . . . . . . 3. Set up a formal date and time. Pages 10-11. . . . .4. Provide a list of questions. Pages 11-12. . . . .5. Focus on a single subject or event in each list of questions. Page 12. . . . . . . 6. Use "who, what, where, when, how and why" when formulating questions. Pages 12-13. . . . .7. Ask open-ended questions. Pages 14-15. . . . .8. Use a tape recorder to record the interview. Page 15. . . . . . . 9. Chat about something else for a while if the person you are interviewing seems nervous at the prospect of being tape-recorded. Pages 16-17. . . 10. Transcribe the tape and write your stories. Pages 17-18. . . . 11. Edit the manuscript. Page 18. . . . . . . .12. Spread out your interviews. Pages 19-20. . . . 13. Print the stories from your computer and put them into a three-ring binder or publish them in another way. Part III Pages 21-63. . . . . . . Questions Page 21. . . . . . . . . . #1 Hometown Pages 22-24. . . . . . .#2 School Pages 25-26. . . . . . .#3 Brothers/Sisters/Cousins Pages 27-29. . . . . . .#4 Mother Pages 30-31. . . . . . .#5 Father Pages 32-33. . . . . . .#6 Childhood Home Pages 34-35. . . . . . .#7 Wedding Day Pages 36-37. . . . . . .#8 Spouse/Marriage Page 38. . . . . . . . . . #9 Adult Home Pages 39-40. . . . . . .#10 Children Pages 41-42. . . . . . .#11 Birthdays Page 43. . . . . . . . . . #12 Spring Page 44. . . . . . . . . . #13 Summer Page 45. . . . . . . . . . #14 Fall/Autumn Page 46. . . . . . . . . . #15 Winter Page 47. . . . . . . . . . #16 Easter Page 48. . . . . . . . . . #17 Fourth of July Page 49. . . . . . . . . . #18 Thanksgiving Pages 51-52. . . . . . .#19 Christmas Page 53. . . . . . . . . . #20 Other Holidays Page 54. . . . . . . . . . #21 War Page 55. . . . . . . . . . #22 Pets Page 56. . . . . . . . . . #23 Hobbies Page 57. . . . . . . . . . #24 Food Page 58. . . . . . . . . . #25 Occupation/Work Page 59-60. . . . . . . .#26 Illness and Injuries Page 61. . . . . . . . . . #27 Friends Page 62. . . . . . . . . . #28 Neighbors Page 63. . . . . . . . . . #29 Church/Religion Page 64. . . . . . . . . . #30 Changes Page 65. . . . . . . . . . About the Author Pages 65-66. . . . . . .Need Help Editing Your Manuscript? *************************** Take the Mystery out of Preserving Your Family History Order your copy TODAY!! Preserve Your Family History (A Step-by-Step Guide for Interviewing Family Members and Writing Oral Histories) (66 pages; $7.95) is available from Booklocker.com LeAnn R. Ralph is the author of books about life in the country: "Christmas in Dairyland (True Stories from a Wisconsin Farm) (trade paperback; 2003), "Give Me a Home Where the Dairy Cows Roam" (trade paperback; 2004) -- "Cream of the Crop (More True Stories from a Wisconsin Farm) (trade paperback; 2005) -- "Preserve Your Family History (A Step-by-Step Guide for Interviewing Family Members and Writing Oral Histories" (e-book; 2004). http://ruralroute2.com |
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