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SUMMARY:Victoria Genealogical Society Workshop
URL:http://www.harbourliving.ca/event/victoria-genealogical-society-workshop-apr26/
LOCATION:Victoria Genealogical Society Resource Centre :: 947 Alston Street Victoria, 
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Victoria Genealogical Society workshop - Writing Biographies of your Ancestors. Presented by Kathleen Lowe. =0D=0A=
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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 ready­made outline. But how do you take all that raw data and turn it into a biography, even a short one? =0D=0A=
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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.=0D=0A=
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Kathleen Lowe is a Victoria­based writer and corporate communicator. In her 25­year 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.=0D=0A=
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For more information about her work visit: www.kmlowe.com.=0D=0A=
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For more information about her ancestors visit: lowebaderancestry.blogspot.com.=0D=0A=
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To register for this workshop email vgsworkshop@gmail.com or phone 250-360-2808
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