Writing Historical Fiction Inspired by My Own Family Tree; or How to Have Fun with All That Genealogy Research

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Program Description

Peggy Joque WIlliams talks about how her own ancestors inspired her to write Courting the Sun: A Novel of Versailles and her soon-to-be-released Braving the Dawn: A Novel of New France. She will discuss ways amateur genealogists can have fun with their research, writing family histories, magazine articles, short stories, and even historical fiction.

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