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A Timeline Can Make Your Story Better

An important part of preparing for “Palmetto Pioneers” was developing a timeline of events. It included dates, events, places, and occupations. It became very important to stay on task and check my work.

An important part of preparing for “Palmetto Pioneers” was develping a timeline of events. It included dates, events, places, and occupations. It became very important to staying on task and checking my work.

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When Location Becomes Their Story

For the book, some of the most important research was found by studying the location of my chosen ancestor. Where did Mary Adeline Walker Andrews live before coming to Florida, and where did she settle? But also what was found in between? What did the family experience on the way down, and how did they get here? This post explains the research needed for these answers.

For the book, some of the most important research was found by studying the location of my chosen ancestor. Where did Mary Adeline Walker Andrews live before coming to Florida, and where did she settle? But also what was found in between? What did the family experience on the way down, and how did they get here? This post explains the research needed for these answers.

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1-on-1 with Cheri Hudson Passey: Featuring Guest Cindy Roe Littlejohn, Author of Palmetto Pioneers

Author Cindy Roe Littlejohn joins Cheri Passey to discuss the author’s family history book Palmetto Pioneers: The Emigrants. She explains how she came to write this creative non-fiction work and the importance of sharing one’s family story.

From years of research to put it all together in narrative form, the book is an example of how to put flesh on the bones to tell a family’s story. She shares the story of Mary Adeline Walker from South Carolina’s low country and the journey the family took to the wilds of territorial Florida.

Watch as Cindy shares how this book can help people who are interested in writing their family narrative.

Author Cindy Roe Littlejohn joins Cheri Passey to discuss the author’s family history book Palmetto Pioneers: The Emigrants. She explains how she came to write this creative non-fiction work and the importance of sharing one’s family story.

From years of research to put it all together in narrative form, the book is an example of how to put flesh on the bones to tell a family’s story. She shares the story of Mary Adeline Walker from South Carolina’s low country and the journey the family took to the wilds of territorial Florida.

Watch as Cindy shares how this book can help people who are interested in writing their family narrative.

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What Did it Take To Be a Florida Pioneer?

What did it Take to be a Florida Pioneer?

What was Florida like when the first white settlers arrived? One man, not from Florida, said to the newspapers in 1829, “…no man would immigrate to Florida—not not from hell itself.” In “Palmetto Pioneers” one can find scenes that reflect the realities of living in Florida in the early 1820-40’s.

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How-To Go From Genealogy to a Family Book

People will read narrative stories before reading basic family research, so I set out to write a story from one person’s point of view—my third great-grandmother. She came to Florida in the late 1820s as a seven-year-old girl. In this post, I show what research and methods were needed to write the story.

People will read narrative stories before reading basic family research, so I set out to write a story from one person’s point of view—my third great-grandmother. She came to Florida in the late 1820s as a seven-year-old girl. In this post, I show what research and methods were needed to write the story.

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FAN Club Research & Family History Writing

One’s FAN club is a network of people to whom one connects.

Who was Mary Adeline Walker Andrews? Because there are few definitive records for her, I had to look to others around her to find answers. Her FAN Club was the network of people to whom she connected, like her husband, father, and children. Even her mother’s obituary provided answers. Using this research, I was able to rely upon its indirect clues and a preponderance of evidence to build her story.

One’s FAN club is a network of people to whom one connects. Who was Mary Adeline Walker Andrews? Because there are few definitive records for her, I had to look to others around her to find answers. Her FAN Club was the network of people to whom she connected, like her husband, father, and children. Even her mother’s obituary provided answers. Using this research, I was able to rely upon its indirect clues and a preponderance of evidence to build her story.

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