Sun, Aug 11
|Virtual Event
Writers Group Meeting
Calling all family history writers! Join this monthly virtual meeting hosted by SCGS to brush up on your genealogical writing skills in a fun environment.
Time & Details
Aug 11, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
Virtual Event
About the Event
The SCGS Writers Group Online meets on Sunday, August 11, from 1 to 3 p.m.
Under the expert guidance of Jennifer Taylor, SCGS's Writers Group is a lively, friendly group that shares ideas for researching and writing our family tales and histories. The only requirement is membership in SCGS. Beginners are always welcome!
The group selected to write about the following genealogical/memoir topics:
- Catching “the bug” of genealogy
- Deconstructing a newspaper article
- Game day stories
- Fabulous parties
- Family farm
- Pet stories
- Family crests/totems/symbols
- Off to college stories
- Landscapes
- Road trips
- Favorite family children's stories
Watch This
In the last meeting, Margot recommended viewing the PBS documentary The Cost of Inheritance
About the Writers Group
This is not like a college or evening class. Each month, we choose topics to write about and discuss beforehand. We bring stories we work on, articles from magazines and newspapers, URLs of interesting websites, and books on writing we like. At almost every meeting, we spend time "free-writing," choosing a topic, writing, and sharing what we've written. This sparks further ideas for tales. Learn how to turn the dry statistics of your "Begats, Beweds, and Begones" into lively tales of family and situation.
How to Join a Meeting
To join: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/117550997
You can also join by phone:
United States: +1 (408) 650-3123
Access Code: 117-550-997
Learn more about the Writers Group and other SCGS Special Interest Groups
Questions? Contact Jennifer Taylor: jenmichelletaylor@icloud.com