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Linda Coffin |
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3208 East 25th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Business Phone: 612-724-3441
Email: linda@historycrafters.com
URL: www.historycrafters.com
Contact between 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Central |
Certifications:
Ohio Humanities Council, Oral History Institute, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH, 2008
National Genealogical Society, American Genealogy correspondence course, completed 2005
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Awards:
International Society for Family History Writers and Editors, Excellence in Writing award for "Great-Uncle Andrew: The Murderer in the Family Closet," 2009
Association of Personal Historians, Publications Chair on the international board, 2006-2010 |
Speaking Conditions:
My speaking topics are flexible and can be adapted to the needs of your group. Printed handouts can be made available if you wish. My workshops range from 1 hour to 1 full day in length, and can also be set up as a workshop series (one hour per week for eight weeks, for example). I have my own projector, but I am willing to use yours as well. |
Previous Engagements:
Minnesota Genealogical Society, presentation entitled "Writing a Family History Narrative," March 2010
Women Establishing Success Today Networking, presentation entitled "Writing Your Memoir in Small Easy Pieces," March 2010
3M Genealogy Club, presentation entitled "Adding Leaves and Flowers to the Branches of Your Family Tree," January 2010
RSES National Conference, three-hour writing workshop entitled "Adding Leaves and Flowers to the Branches of Your Family Tree," October 2009
Association of Personal Historians, two-hour workshop entitled "Partnering for Profit," October 2009
Minnesota Genealogical Society fall conference, presentation entitled "Writing Your Family History," September 2009
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Specialties:
Turning genealogy research charts and tables into compelling narratives
Quaker research
Minnesota history |
Lectures:
Adding Leaves and Flowers to the Branches of Your Family Tree: Ideas for adding social history and background to your research charts and tables, to capture the flavor of the times in which your ancestors lived.
Techniques for Writing Your Family History: Ideas for turning your research charts and tables into a compelling narrative that your family will actually read.
Book Design and Production for Family History Writers: How to design and produce a lovely book that will do justice to your research.
Those Quirky Quakers: Interpreting Their Records Correctly: The Quakers use unique terminology and have distinct social patterns that often result in their records being misunderstood. This workshop will explain those unique patterns so that your research into your Quaker ancestors is more accurate and clear.
Adding Social History to Your Family Stories: Make your genealogy research come alive by adding background information on the times in which your ancestors lived. This workshop will discuss social history topics and present resources for further reading and research. |
Bio:
Linda Coffin's background in graphic design and writing, combined with her love of genealogy research, has led her into a career as a personal historian. Her business, HistoryCrafters, helps people turn their research, family stories, and personal memoirs into books that can be shared with both family and the general public. | |
