Abbotsford Family History Day | Handouts | April 15, 2023
I am happy to share these handouts with you; they will be available online here until a month after the session. Click on 'Download File'.
Kind regards,
Karen
Snapshot Stories: Using photos and images to enhance your written family history
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A picture is worth a thousand words - but which words? Learn how photos and their narratives can add depth and dimension to your written family history. In this session we will discuss extracting insightful story clues from family photos, writing photo captions, finding alternate images in the absence of family photos, and practical tips for organizing, selecting, scanning and placing photos in your published family history.
Target audience: Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced Click on 'Download File' for session handout. |
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Census Research 101
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Census records are a key jumping off place to start in the search for your ancestors. Generally taken every ten years, these records can help you determine names, ages, birthplaces, immigration details, occupations, religion and residences of family members. In this session you will learn practical tips to locate, analyze and interpret census records (no matter what country you are researching in) and you will use census data to solve a real family history mystery!
Target audience: Beginners Click on 'Download File' for session handout. |
| handout_census_research_101.pdf |