Karen Yvonne Hamilton

Author: Karen Yvonne Hamilton

383 Posts

Freelancing, Tech Tips for Freelancers, tips

The Freelance Writer’s Toolkit UPDATED FOR 2012

December 7, 2011 — 0 Comments

Freelancing

Find Freelance Writing Jobs

December 4, 2011 — 0 Comments

Rants, Spiritual Matters

Gift Giving from the Heart

November 11, 2011 — 0 Comments

Rants, Spiritual Matters

Holiday Gift Giving 2011 — Birth of a New Tradition

November 10, 2011 — 1 Comment

Lesson Plans, Writing and Art Prompts

Middle School Dot Painting

September 18, 2011 — 1 Comment

Lesson Plans

How to Make Zentangles

August 20, 2011 — 0 Comments

Book Reviews

Selling in Kindle format on Amazon.com

June 5, 2011 — 0 Comments

English Composition

Short Story Writing Exercises

March 13, 2011 — 0 Comments

Mining the Genealogical Archive for Narrative

A chapter excerpt from The Story in the Records: Turning Genealogy Research into Compelling Stories by Karen Yvonne Hamilton Chapter 1 of The Story in the Record: Mining the Archive for Narrative: Finding the Spark Every genealogist knows the quiet thrill of finding an ancestor in an unindexed ledger or uncovering a long-lost marriage record…

by Karen Yvonne Hamilton October 11, 2026October 11, 2026

Secrets, Trauma, and Ethics: Navigating Difficult Truths in Narrative Nonfiction

A chapter excerpt from The Story in the Records: Turning Genealogy Research into Compelling Stories by Karen Yvonne Hamilton Every family archive contains fault lines. As you push past names and dates into deeper documentary layers—court dockets, asylum registers, bastardy bonds, chancery suits, prison rolls, coroners’ inquests, and DNA match tables—you will inevitably unearth truths…

by Karen Yvonne Hamilton October 4, 2026October 4, 2026

One Memory, One Story

A Lifetales Media personal history service Every family has a story someone keeps meaning to write down. It might be the journey that brought a parent to a new home, the work a grandparent took pride in, a childhood place everyone remembers, or a turning point that changed a life. One Story, Beautifully Told helps…

Lifetales Media

Preserving history…one life story at a time…