{"product_id":"the-family-history-fun-factor-how-to-gather-and-preserve-family-folklore-paperback","title":"The Family History Fun Factor: How to Gather and Preserve Family Folklore - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcha A. Fox\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs a genealogist, what would you give to spend one day with one of your ancestors? To witness everyday details of his or her life, whether it involved a favorite recipe, cooking methods, gardening, transportation or how children spent their day?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGenealogy and stories related to major life events are often found in journals and other sources, but what about activities such as holiday celebrations or games children played on balmy summer evenings? Wouldn't you like to go one step beyond vague stories about walking four miles to school through two feet of snow or canning peaches on a woodstove? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a more recent level, what are your favorite memories about growing up? Did you carry on the same holiday traditions as an adult? Where and when did they originate? Generations ago? Or more recently? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhich begs the question, what will your progeny know about your daily life? Where do you even begin to record, much less organize, such things? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat do you even call it?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's not genealogy, not family history--\u003ci\u003eso what is it?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll these delightful details about everyday life are what comprise \u003cb\u003efamily folklore!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd if you want to learn how to preserve these precious family memories, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Family History Fun Factor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eteaches you exactly how. You'll learn which genres are included, see examples, even find a checklist and resource list. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you've procrastinated writing your personal history (and who hasn't?) this is the perfect place to start! No research is required, it's all inside your head. Just recall those everyday activities that make life worth living. Wait until the next holiday, if you like, then record what you do in the \u003ci\u003eFamily Folklore Idea Collection Sheet \u003c\/i\u003ein the appendix. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEasy, peasy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSubsequent generations will thank you for it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 54\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.11 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47449186402482,"sku":"9780988333598","price":17.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/4e7bd944e4c56eb4f6e0ef7a8a571598.webp?v=1778762414","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-family-history-fun-factor-how-to-gather-and-preserve-family-folklore-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}