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David McCullough’s Writing Advice for Biographers and Family Historians

April 30, 2015April 30, 2015 / dlt47 / Leave a comment

Beloved, award-winning historian and biographer David McCullough shares important tips for writers engaged in writing family histories and memoirs. Click on the photo to access a three-minute video.

David McCullough

Historian David McCullough shares valuable writing advice for biographers and family historians.

I’m a family historian, writer, and writing teacher. This blog is about my family heritage.

WHY THIS BLOG?

This blog is an attempt to humanize all the names, dates, and places I've collected though my family research over the years. I figure it's a relatively painless solution to a multifaceted problem. These short ancestral stories may be just enough family history to suit the tastes of some folks. For others, it may provide the catalyst that sends them on a quest to find out more.

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