Writing Up A Family History

[scooter]

As a Mac and occasional PC user, I've had quite a lot of fun playing about with the family history reports generated by various genealogy software programs (I now use Reunion for all my research). I'm wondering if there is a generally recognised 'standard' for writing up a family history? (outwith the aforementioned programs). I've seen how the Burkes Peerage website presents pedigrees etc. and quite like the idea of putting together something in that vein. I know that writing up research is quite personal to an individuals taste, I'm just interested in what other 'official' options are out there.

Best,

Scott

[LesleyB]

Hi Scooter
I don't know if there is a generally recognised 'standard' but I've certainly read various "how to"s in magazines and on the web and there are books on the subject which you might be able to find in your local library. I don't think there can be a right way and a wrong way - it must surely depend on what you wish to include and who you are writing for.

These sites have some pointers to think about:
http://www.aagsnc.org/articles/writing.htm
http://www.genealogyforum.rootsweb.com/ ... teHist.htm
http://genealogy.about.com/od/writing_f ... /write.htm

and there's a very long article here:
http://www.familychronicle.com/fitzhugh.htm

Hope these are of some help. Its one of these things I keep meaning to get round to too, but it is difficult to know where to start.

Best wishes
Lesley

[scooter]

Hi Lesley,

Many thanks for taking the time to look out those links for me, and apologies for the tardy reply. I suspect I'll probably go down the road of taking the bits I like best from all the various sources and creating something that works best for me. As with this kind of research, I'm sure it will be an organic thing!

Very best,

Scott