Victoria Genealogical Society Workshop

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Saturday, April 26th, 2014
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Victoria Genealogical Society workshop - Writing Biographies of your Ancestors. Presented by Kathleen Lowe.

You�ve been researching your ancestors for months or maybe years. You have reams of information including charts and graphs. It�s been a rewarding process, but all you have to show for your work is a dry list of names, dates and places. What you actually want is a story that tells others what the person�s life was about. Your genealogy program can even supply you with a ready�made outline. But how do you take all that raw data and turn it into a biography, even a short one?

This workshop will present ways of stringing together genealogy data into a story by creating transitions, adding context, and applying themes. Bring a genealogy report for one of your ancestors to use as an outline or use a sample provided. Worksheets will be provided for the exercise sessions.

Kathleen Lowe is a Victoria�based writer and corporate communicator. In her 25�year career she�s worked as a staff writer for a business publication, a contract writer for a tourist magazine, the managing editor for a career publication, and a radio journalist. Her background also includes reorganizing a West African development agency�s publishing department, and helping establish a pilot Community Learning Centre in Ghana. Kathleen has more than 100 articles published in print publications and on websites.

For more information about her work visit: www.kmlowe.com.

For more information about her ancestors visit: lowebaderancestry.blogspot.com.

To register for this workshop email [email protected] or phone 250-360-2808