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    As family historians and family story tellers, it’s our job to make sure that every voice matters, even the smallest of voices

    As family historians we are accustomed to telling the stories of our ancestors and breathing life into the historic documents that we discover, whilst researching our family trees. Many of us are n…


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    It is interesting to read this today. I have been in a quandry, should I write about ancestors who has a very large group of descendants of their own. I am on the perifery of their history, so should I write their stories? At the moment I still have many I wish to write about whose lines have died out. However, your post has offerred food for thought.
    Bubblebelle x

    FAMILY INTERESTS: Pitts of Sherborne Gloucs. Deaney (Bucks). Pye of Kent. Randolph of Lydd, Kent. Youell of Norfolk and Suffolk. Howe of Lampton. Carden of Bucks.

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      Does it matter how peripheral they are to our own direct line?
      I wrote about the brother of my greatx2 grandmother's first husband because there was a story there.

      Caroline
      Caroline's Family History Pages
      Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Caroline View Post
        Does it matter how peripheral they are to our own direct line?
        I wrote about the brother of my greatx2 grandmother's first husband because there was a story there.

        https://lewcock.net/benjamin-cheesman/
        Indeed Caroline, I don't have a problem with that sort of ancestor. It is those that are closer in history, such as parent's/grandparent's era. I sort of implement my own 100 year rule, with anyone outside my own small branch line.
        Bubblebelle x

        FAMILY INTERESTS: Pitts of Sherborne Gloucs. Deaney (Bucks). Pye of Kent. Randolph of Lydd, Kent. Youell of Norfolk and Suffolk. Howe of Lampton. Carden of Bucks.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by bubblebelle View Post
          It is interesting to read this today. I have been in a quandry, should I write about ancestors who has a very large group of descendants of their own. I am on the perifery of their history, so should I write their stories? At the moment I still have many I wish to write about whose lines have died out. However, your post has offerred food for thought.

          I don’t think there should be any rules, if an ancestor grabs your interest and they are not on your main line, then go for it. I just think we should also consider the lives that maybe we’re not so interesting in the face of it. Not many of my ancestors were necessarily headline grabbers but they contributed in their own small way within their community. It’s sometimes about making the little persons voice be heard as well
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          • #6
            Originally posted by Caroline View Post
            Does it matter how peripheral they are to our own direct line?
            I wrote about the brother of my greatx2 grandmother's first husband because there was a story there.

            https://lewcock.net/benjamin-cheesman/
            I would say write about who you want, it’s your family tree after all
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