FAMILY STORIES & CONNECTIONS
The threads between us.
Explore the names, letters and everyday memories that connect one generation to the next.
INDEPENDENT PUBLICATIONPRACTICAL RESEARCH NOTES
01Kinship02Oral history03Letters
FROM THE NOTEBOOK
A useful place to begin.
Oral history01
Ask for a story, not just a date
A family conversation can preserve details that never appear in a register.
A practical reading guide↗
Letters02
Turn a bundle of letters into a timeline
Envelopes and small references provide context without explaining everything about a writer.
A practical reading guide↗
Kinship03
Draw a family map with room for uncertainty
A diagram is useful when it shows both what you know and how you know it.
A practical reading guide↗
OUR EDITORIAL STARTING POINT
Good questions bring people into focus.
Begin with what you know. Keep the source beside the claim. Leave room for uncertainty—and for other people’s choices.
How we approach the subject →