You could, but you don’t need to write a book in order to tell life stories. This site’s main focus is to show you optional ways to tell life stories in short formats.

You can tell them aloud, or write them just as you would speak. There are a number of ways to tell life stories through images. You can learn key writing tips to keep your reader’s attention.

A life story aims to sum up someone’s whole life. Yet there are so many memories and experiences to share along the way. There’s more than one story to tell!

A good story brings your reader (listener, viewer) with you on a journey. Your audience wishes to find out “what’s next” as your main character (you, your ancestor) tries to get what they want. You can use basic storytelling methods to tell an engaging story.

There’s no need to make things up to tell a true-life story. Look for story elements as you choose which stories, tell engaging tales, and learn to tell ancestor stories from facts.

You could follow life-story interview tips to ask them questions, then prepare their stories. There are many ways to showcase someone, and life story apps and services to help.

It gets more accessible every day to find out about your ancestry. There are many ways to discover your family history. On this site, I highlight key methods and resources to learn the basics and then dig deeper.

Ways to share your family history include: social media posts, slideshows, ancestor profiles, family history books, and more. Choose what you prefer, yet with your audience in mind.

Most ancestral stories tend to be family lore – which may or may not be true – but can be used as clues. Find some basic facts about your ancestors and then dig deeper for elements to build an ancestor’s storyline.

Likely, yes! There are many user-friendly applications and services to help with your life stories project – including ancestry research sites, storytelling & recording apps, and photo organizing & enhancing software.

Would you like to share your family history findings with relatives who aren't so keen on details? Check out brief ways I’ve found to engage relatives in family history.

I feel for you if you need to prepare an obituary or eulogy about a loved one. Say it from the heart in your words, and it will be fine. Until I write a full how-to article on memorials, see memorial tributes for ideas, and apps for online memorials.

Where to share life stories will depend on what suits you and your desired audience. You could write a blog of your stories, post ancestor profiles on genealogy sites, publish a remembrance tribute in the newspaper, self-publish a life story book…