Stirpes March 2025

Genealogy facts are important, but they are only part of the puzzle. It’s just as important, if not more so, to incorporate storytelling into our genealogy efforts, transforming the facts we’ve discovered into vibrant narratives of our family history. To help our readers embrace the storytelling process, the March 2025 issue of Stirpes includes articles on finding inspiration for stories from heirlooms, artifacts, shared memories, story triggers, and more.

Focus on Storytelling

• “The Art of Storytelling” by Sandra J. Crowley
• “Tell Me a Story: Using Heirlooms and Artifacts to Inspire Your Writing” by Nancy Gilbride Casey
• “Story Triggers: Finding Inspiration for Writing Family History” by Sandra J. Crowley
• “Shared Memories Make the Story Resonate” by Emily Coffman Richardson
• “A Tale Told After the Fact” and “Your Family’s Story” by Jim Thornhill
• “Quest for a True Death Location: Newspapers Prove to be a Valuable Resource” by Paula Perkins
• “GeneaBloggers: Learn, Share, and Find Community Through Family History” by Laura Hedgecock
• “Herbert Joel Susberry in the U.S. Marine Corps: Pioneering Montford Point” by Tameka Susberry Miller, PhD
• “The Lumberman, the ‘General,’ the Watchman, and the Comeback Queen: Slavery and Its Afterlife in the Bayou City from 1861 to the Present” by Karen Kossie-Chernyshev, PhD
• “Roots and Resilience: Women’s History in Genealogical Perspective” by Sandra J. Crowley

Emphasis on TxSGS

• “Volunteer Spotlight”
• “Partner Society Roundup”
• TIGR 2025 (Texas Institute of Genealogical Research), slated June 16-20
• 2025 TxSGS Fall Conference, Deep in the Heart: Discovering Family Roots, November 7-8.

Other

• Book Review by William D. “Bill” Buckner: Create a Family Genealogy Book: Using the Hybrid Genealogy Format by Kelly Kohlenberg Mahoney

Looking Ahead …

Stirpes’ June issue focuses on “Final Footprints,” which addresses the passing of an ancestor from death to burial. Obituaries, death certificates, funeral cards, tombstone symbols, and more help genealogists record that final footprint.

• Take a “Look Inside” this issue to learn more.

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