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Creative Writing Workshop for Middle/High School

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The Freelance Writer’s Toolkit UPDATED FOR 2012

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Gift Giving from the Heart

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Rants, Spiritual Matters

Holiday Gift Giving 2011 — Birth of a New Tradition

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Middle School Dot Painting

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How to Make Zentangles

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Creating a Legacy Book for Future Generations

By Karen Yvonne Hamilton | Lifetales Media Someday, someone in your family may hold an old photograph and wonder who is standing beside the porch. They may recognize a grandmother’s handwriting on a recipe card but know nothing about the kitchen where she used it. They may wish they had asked one more question while…

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