Genwriters
One of my favorite websites is Genwriters. It combines what I think is important about genealogy, social history and documenting the stories of our ancestor's lives.
Genwriters provides resources for various aspects of social
history. Those resources can help you in turn learn more about the life of your
female ancestor. Topics such as Childbirth in early America, Weddings in 19th
Century America, Housework in the late 19th Century and Women’s 19th
Century Fashions, can all bring interest to your family history narrative.
Use
Genwriters as a jumping off place to finding out more information about the
lives your ancestor lived. Then use that social history information to enrich
your family history narrative.
2 comments:
Thanks, Gena! This is a new one for me. I also think social history is very important to genealogy. :)
I agree. I think it's what makes non-genealogists more interested in their family history. Let's face it details about life are way more interesting than names and dates.
Thanks for commenting Dawn. I appreciate it.
Gena
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