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Complete Book on Creating your Life Story or Personal History by Charles Curtis Smith This is a book on how to create a personal history using available technologies and how to preserve them for future generations. There are a few hints on what to write and maybe what kind of history you might want to create. Some think composing a life story is a literary effort but maybe you don't really want to write anything. This book will give you some other suggestions and ideas on how put together a personal history you can pass on to future generations who might want to know about you and believe me they will.

Topics covered

 * Why compose a life story or Personal history.
 * More than one way to create a personal history.
 * Write or record it.
 * 1800 Question to ask yourself.
 * Oral or Video histories from others or family members.
 * How to use a camcorder to record life story.
 * How to use your phone or pad to record your and other's personal history.
 * How to use a journal to update personal history.
 * How to get family involved.
 * Preserving photographs and documents.
 * How and where to preserve your history.

Table of Contents


 * Chapter One - Different Kinds of Personal Histories
 * Chapter Two - Personal History - Write or Record it?
 * Chapter Three - Personal History - Hints on Writing a Personal History
 * Chapter Four - Creating a Personal History
 * Chapter Five - Creating a Personal History of Ancestors
 * Chapter Six - Creating a Personal Journal
 * Chapter Seven - Recording Your Personal History with a Camcorder
 * Chapter Eight - Creating a Oral Personal History
 * Chapter Nine - Personal History Activities for the Family
 * Chapter Ten - Other Uses of the Camcorder in Personal History
 * Chapter Eleven - Preserving Photographs &amp; Documents
 * Appendix - 1800 questions to ask yourself or others to create a personal history