NSGS
The North Suburban Genealogical Society
Preserving the Past
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Future Generations
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NSGS Writers' Groups
Join a Writers' Group! All are welcome!
See meeting dates and times below.
Members can automatically receive notices by modifying the "group participation" setting in their profile. Otherwise, if you would like to join the meeting, contact the following:
Morning Writers' Group
Meets at 10am on the 3rd Monday of the month
contact: Jim Neal
Afternoon Writers' Group
Meets at 1pm on the 2nd Monday of the month
contact: Terry Jackson
Evening Writers' Group
Meets at 7pm on the Monday following the General Meeting
contact: Bill Nemmer
Benefits of Writing about Ancestors and Family
Go beyond collecting records and entering names and dates on a chart
Share with others who are not necessarily interested in genealogy charts
Flesh out a life story or event
Preserve family stories and histories for future generations
Utilize your research to tell a story
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Writing sometimes exposes gaps and inconsistencies in the data from records
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Writing leads you to do additional research to fill in gaps of missing information
Benefits of being in a Writers' Group
Receive constructive critique and suggestions for improving your stories
Learn from the approach and topics that others write about
Be inspired by what you hear from others
Motivation for putting pen to paper (or keying in a document) on a regular basis
- There is no expectation that a member write something every month
Types of writing that are shared in a Writers' Group
Describe the life and family of an ancestor
Write a story about the times and experiences that an ancestor was a part of
Write about personal experiences or events
Write about HOW you discovered information about an ancestor
Write about the types of documentation and sources that were found
Write about Grandma's recipes
Write about careers and occupations
Write about your childhood community
What our Writers Say
Anne Menard: "Writers' Group helps me to get stories on paper that have been passed down through the family and to research the context of those stories. The group has given me opportunities to research such things as my father's role in the Federal Writers' Project and my great-grandfather's role in the Civil War, based on the letters he sent back to Ohio from 1861-1865. I have also self-published a book of my father's poetry."
Terry Jackson: "A benefit of writing stories is that it requires revisiting sources for information and searching for new records to fill in the gaps."
Cary Stone-Greenstein: "I especially like assuring potential writers that there are no right or wrong topics, but only what appeals to them."
View stories and articles written by NSGS Members to see examples of story topics and approaches.
Click HERE (requires a member log in)