“Family history and storytelling for everyone” – this is the tagline for FamilyScrybe™, a family history storytelling platform created by Allison Reid Peacock. I partnered with Allison a few months ago to contribute blog posts for the site and through this collaboration, I am honored to be Allison’s Assistant Editor-In-Chief for FamilyScrybe™ Magazine – a publication of stories meant to provide inspiration, guidance, and tips for those doing family history research.
I’ve blogged before about my contributed blog posts and I’m delighted to share my most recent FamilyScrybe™ Magazine stories.
- In “The Freedmen’s Bureau: Empowering a quest to know more,” I share a discovery I made about an ancestor in records from the Freedmen’s Bureau. It was truly an amazing find!
- In “I don’t have family traditions. Or do I?,” I talk about family traditions in a non-conventional way — I ponder if my family even has traditions? Upon reflection, I realize that we definitely have patterns passed down through the generations, and isn’t that what a tradition is? Perhaps you can relate!
In addition to my articles, however, all the other stories are must-reads!
- The feature story, “A life stolen: The Joseph Hardy story” by Allison herself, is a heart-wrenching description of the effects of extreme bigotry faced by a Louisiana family with chilling multi-generational effects.
- “The ballad of Joel McDaniel” by Elizabeth Gomoli tells the tale of a man who seemingly got a new life multiple times – the stylistic approach of modeling the story in ballad style is refreshing!
- In “My journey of being adopted and searching for the truth,” Crystal Arriaga recounts her search to learn more about her past and provides lessons she’s learned along the way as inspiration for others
- Cindy Hines describes her own childhood experiences of racism in “Childhood memories of segregation in Oregon in the 1960s.”
- Allison’s “Researching the Austro-Hungarian Empire” gives tips on researching the area, describing the need to understand its political history.
- “The bravest women: New France’s filles du roi” is written by Maria Morrissey, a descendant of women who were filles du roi, or Daughters of the King, young women who immigrated in the 17th century alone and unmarried from France to the colony of New France.
- Joseph Martin provides examples of how cars can be used to help date pictures in “Old cars run in the family.”
- And, in the time of social distancing, Dawn Roode provides free resources for connecting with family in “Free Resources: Building connections with parents and grandparents.“
I hope you can find some time out of your day to read each of these articles. Each writer has a strong passion for their family history research that will likely resonate deeply as you consider your own experiences.
With FamilyScrybe™ Magazine, Allison is creating a new platform for sharing family stories – you can follow along with her work via the FamilyScrybe™ website, Instagram profile, and/or Twitter feed.