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    Family History! How to Turn Your Genealogy Into a Lasting Legacy
    Family History! How to Turn Your Genealogy Into a Lasting Legacy
    Family History! How to Turn Your Genealogy Into a Lasting Legacy
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    Family History! How to Turn Your Genealogy Into a Lasting Legacy

    By Lamont Clark

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    Life is shorter than it often seems. Sometimes we are only given a few minutes to be with the ones we love, and hundreds of hours to spend thinking of them. By creating a Legacy Book for your family, you can create a cherished gift that can last for generations.

    A Legacy Book is a way to preserve your family history by getting first hand accounts of your family members. Go beyond just create a family tree! The knowledge that your elders contain is very valuable and it should be collected. Speaking with your elders is an intimate way of doing research and is the best way to connect (or re-connect) with a family member and discover tales that you just wouldn't find by digging through online records.

    In this book you will learn the process of setting up and conducting an interview with your loved ones, then taking that interview and create then publish your Legacy Book! In this book I will walk you through the necessary steps in creating a what I hope will be a family treasure, something that will help preserve your family story for generation upon generation.

    Legacy Books are not just for families! A Legacy Book can be created for businesses, organizations, and even events. It is up to you what you create a Legacy Book for. No matter what the reason, Create Your Legacy Book can show you how.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLamont Clark
    Release dateSep 28, 2012
    ISBN9781301956005
    Family History! How to Turn Your Genealogy Into a Lasting Legacy
    Author

    Lamont Clark

    Lamont Clark was born and raised in Mount Vernon., New York. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland at College Park (Smith Business School) and earned his MBA at the University of Maryland University College.A man of many interests and talents, in addition to writing, Lamont has over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry as a musician, record producer, on-air radio personality, actor, and television producer and director. Lamont is a multiple award winning producer and director for his television shows.Lamont also has over ten years of experience teaching and training both adults and children.Lamont is married with two sons.Together with his beautiful wife Sheila Clark, they have put together several cookbooks including:A Coffee Lover’s Dream! 88 Great Tasting Coffee Recipes; Cheesecake Delights! 77 Gourmet Cheesecake Recipes; Chocolate Heaven! 500 Scrumptious Chocolate Recipes; Cookie Cravings! 101 Divine Cookie Recipes; Popcorn Love! 101 Exquisite Gourmet Popcorn Recipes; Wonderful World of Wings! 85 Mouth Watering Wing Recipes;Yummy! Yummy! 101 Fun Children’s RecipesYou can check them out at www.70WestPress.com .

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      Family History! How to Turn Your Genealogy Into a Lasting Legacy - Lamont Clark

      Family History!

      How to Turn Your Genealogy into a Lasting Legacy

      Second Edition

      By

      Lamont Clark

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2012 - 70WestPress

      www.70westpress.com

      Dedication

      To my loving wife Sheila, who supports all my zany ideas.

      To my sons Justin and Ryan, you are not just in my heart, you are my heart

      To my ancestors, thank you for setting the stage, I will try to build on it.

      Table of Contents

      INTRODUCTION

      CHAPTER ONE: 'LEGACY BOOK'- WHAT IS IT? WHY SHOULD I HAVE ONE?

      CHAPTER TWO: BEFORE THE INTERVIEW - GETTING YOURSELF PREPARED

      CHAPTER THREE: SUGGESTED EQUIPTMENT - WHAT YOU NEED AND WHAT WOULD BE HELPFUL

      CHAPTER FOUR: THE INTERVIEW - LET THE FUN BEGIN!

      CHAPTER FIVE: AFTER THE INTERVIEW - NOW THE WORK BEGINS

      CHAPTER SIX: FORMATTING, UPLOADING, & PUBLISHING - THE FINAL FRONTIER

      APPENDIX A: SAMPLE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

      APPENDIX B: COMPANY/ORGANIZATION INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

      APPENDIX C: WAIVER

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      INTRODUCTION

      I am excited you’ve decided to capture, create, and publish your Legacy Book! In this book I will walk you through the necessary steps in creating what I hope will be a family treasure, something that will help preserve your family story for generation upon generation.

      These are some the topics we’ll discuss:

      What is a Legacy Book?

      Preparing to conduct an interview;

      What equipment will you need? ;

      Conducting the interview;

      Transcribing and editing the interview; and

      Publishing your book

      I’ve tried my best to write this guide with you in mind. I am going to walk you through the key steps for every part of the process. I may repeat myself, but you’ll just have to forgive me, because that just means it is important enough to say it again. My purpose is to make sure you get exactly the information you need, when you need it.

      Creating you Legacy Book is a process. Some parts will be easy, some will demand a little bit more of your attention, but getting it done right is important because this is something that will be seen by family members for years and years to come. So the time and effort that goes into creating this will be well worth it!

      Before we get started, let me briefly share my story….

      Growing up in New York, I was very close to my grandmother (my mother’s mother). From birth until about five years old, my mother and I lived with my grandmother in her apartment. But even after moving out, we lived two floors below her, so I was at her apartment almost every day. As life goes on, I got older, went to college, and ended up staying in the Washington DC area, so obviously I didn’t see her everyday any more, but we were still close. My grandmother’s apartment was the place where the whole family would gather for holidays, particularly Thanksgiving where I would see not just immediate family, but extended family as well. I didn’t have a crazy family (well, not too crazy), so it was always good to be with them during those occasions.

      In November 2010, as my family was preparing for Thanksgiving, for some reason there was a discrepancy as to where Thanksgiving dinner was going to be held. It wasn’t a dispute or anything, it was just

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