Family History Writing Workshop

Turn your genealogy research into a meaningful living story with our Family History Workshop Series.

This online workshop will meet on Zoom.

Session 1: Define your goal, scope, audience and starting point.

Session 2: Organize your research and transform facts into stories.

Session 3: Enrich your stories with context and visual elements.

Session 4: Bring it all together into a cohesive narrative or project. Each session is interactive, ensuring the content is adjusted to your needs and helps you achieve your personal goals.

This four class workshop meets on the Tuesdays in January:

January 7th, 2pm, ET
January 14th, 2pm ET
January 21st, 2pm ET
January 28th, 2pm ET

Réka Bakos is the co-editor of Hungarian Roots & American Dreams: Tracing Personal History, a collection of 48 inspiring stories about Hungarian immigrants and their descendants. She lives in Tata, Hungary with her husband and son, where she pursues her passion for writing family history and capturing the details that make the stories of our ancestors’ lives meaningful. Through RootStories, she aims to inspire others to bring their family’s history to life and share stories that connect generations.