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Title: What would you call your family history book?
Post by: ostrauts on Sunday 14 September 14 19:43 BST (UK)
Hi,

I've been putting together a family history book that covers my Paternal & Maternal Grandparents and back through the generations to the mid-18th century.  At the moment that book is simply named, Family History.

Does anyone have any good names for a family history book?

Many thanks.
Title: Re: What would you call your family history book?
Post by: LizzieW on Sunday 14 September 14 20:02 BST (UK)
My Family History  ???
Title: Re: What would you call your family history book?
Post by: lizdb on Sunday 14 September 14 20:04 BST (UK)
When my brother and I researched our Edmonds line of Family History we always were surprised how many lines, all having started from the family in Sussex, moved off in more recent years to various parts of the country but then later subsequent generations moved back to Sussex. My brother himself now living in Sussex only a few miles from our ancestors villages, only when he moved there he had no idea of that , as it was before we were researching!

So we called our family history story "From Sussex and Back"

Maybe there is something about your family that has struck you, that would inspire a title?
Title: Re: What would you call your family history book?
Post by: Jomot on Monday 15 September 14 00:34 BST (UK)
How about The Never Ending Story  ;D
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Post by: lizdb on Monday 15 September 14 07:57 BST (UK)
How about The Never Ending Story  ;D

Now I like that!
Title: Re: What would you call your family history book?
Post by: Mike in Cumbria on Monday 15 September 14 11:18 BST (UK)
A Comedy of Errors?
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Post by: iluleah on Monday 15 September 14 11:22 BST (UK)
Pandora's Box ???
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Post by: GrahamSimons on Monday 15 September 14 13:47 BST (UK)
The key document that got me going were the memoirs of my great-aunt, written when she was in her 90s, and encompassing her father's memories - he was born in 1813. So the title is, "Building on Aunt Elsie's Memoirs."
Title: Re: What would you call your family history book?
Post by: Guy Etchells on Monday 15 September 14 13:55 BST (UK)
Hard Work!

Cheers
Guy
Title: Re: What would you call your family history book?
Post by: steve100 on Monday 15 September 14 14:04 BST (UK)
A Collection of Connections.
Title: Re: What would you call your family history book?
Post by: sirsimon on Monday 15 September 14 14:14 BST (UK)
I called mine The Genealogies
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Post by: Sloe Gin on Monday 15 September 14 20:29 BST (UK)
Tinkers, Tailors, Soldiers, Sailors  :)

Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves  ;D
Title: Re: What would you call your family history book?
Post by: SWar on Monday 15 September 14 20:41 BST (UK)
Family Matters
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Post by: Treetotal on Monday 15 September 14 23:00 BST (UK)
"From Here to Paternity"   :D
Carol
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Post by: Seoras on Monday 15 September 14 23:07 BST (UK)
The Good, the Bad and the Undiscovered
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Post by: Ayashi on Monday 15 September 14 23:57 BST (UK)
Loving the names :D Some days I think mine would be "If They Weren't Already Dead I'd Do It Myself" or "The Ones The Aliens Didn't Want"
Title: Re: What would you call your family history book?
Post by: nortybaby on Tuesday 16 September 14 00:03 BST (UK)
The Norton Crew....& Other Assorted Miscreants.
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Post by: Nanna52 on Tuesday 16 September 14 01:04 BST (UK)
Loving the names :D Some days I think mine would be "If They Weren't Already Dead I'd Do It Myself" or "The Ones The Aliens Didn't Want"

I definitely have some that would fit "The Ones the Aliens Didn't Want". 
Title: Re: What would you call your family history book?
Post by: Rishile on Tuesday 16 September 14 08:53 BST (UK)
How about 'Who do I think I am?'

Rishile
Title: Re: What would you call your family history book?
Post by: Flattybasher9 on Tuesday 16 September 14 09:23 BST (UK)
A Window into my Genes.


Malky
Title: Re: What would you call your family history book?
Post by: Greensleeves on Tuesday 16 September 14 09:44 BST (UK)
I think I would call mine "From Riches to Rags" since all my lines seemed to have started off prosperous and then gradually over the centuries shed their wealth generation by generation until the fortunate ones were miners, mariners and ag labs whilst the unfortunate ones were in the Poor House.
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Post by: ThrelfallYorky on Tuesday 16 September 14 23:23 BST (UK)
"Saga without Aga"?
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Post by: Munch on Friday 07 November 14 19:55 GMT (UK)
How about "The Book of the ologies"?   :-\
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Post by: Lynntony on Friday 07 November 14 20:46 GMT (UK)
As one of my major lines is the Kidd family, I'd go for Kiddology! :D


Tony
Title: Re: What would you call your family history book?
Post by: Lisajb on Friday 07 November 14 21:42 GMT (UK)
As quite a few of mine are Stinchcombes/Stinchcombs from Hawkesbury in Gloucestershire, and as they are known in Hawkesbury genealogy circles as The Bloody Stinchcombes (no matter which tree you are researching, you will have a Stinchcombe or ten in there somewhere), it would have to be that - The Bloody Stinchcombes!
Title: Re: What would you call your family history book?
Post by: panic on Wednesday 26 November 14 14:54 GMT (UK)
"A Tremendous Journey"
Or
"So that was what the fuss was all about"
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Post by: Neil Todd on Wednesday 26 November 14 18:28 GMT (UK)
They never thought there would be a book about them!

Family Lies and Family Ties!

Paternity, Maternity, Fraternity!

Neil
Title: Re: What would you call your family history book?
Post by: panic on Wednesday 26 November 14 19:41 GMT (UK)
Without you I would be nothing
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Post by: wini on Saturday 29 November 14 11:31 GMT (UK)
To be continued.

wini
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Post by: jaybelnz on Monday 27 April 15 03:05 BST (UK)
How about Shame and Fame for mine!

Jeanne 😄😀
Title: Re: What would you call your family history book?
Post by: jaybelnz on Monday 27 April 15 03:15 BST (UK)
Without you I would be nothing

Love that one Panic!   Modified to add - Just took a look back at the rest and they're all great!

Seriously though, Mine is "Gentlemen and Miners"  The contrasts between my Paternal and Maternal Ancestors are huge!  But all of them wonderfully adventurous in their journeys!

Within my Story, I do actually have several entries into what I call "My Hall of Fame and Shame"!  A few giggles really, amongst the more serious stuff!

Jeanne 😄

Title: Re: What would you call your family history book?
Post by: DavidG02 on Monday 27 April 15 05:50 BST (UK)
As quite a few of mine are Stinchcombes/Stinchcombs from Hawkesbury in Gloucestershire, and as they are known in Hawkesbury genealogy circles as The Bloody Stinchcombes (no matter which tree you are researching, you will have a Stinchcombe or ten in there somewhere), it would have to be that - The Bloody Stinchcombes!
A Stinch In Time
Title: Re: What would you call your family history book?
Post by: DavidG02 on Monday 27 April 15 05:52 BST (UK)
''Ag-Labs and other Common Ancestors''

A nice play on common as relating to the land but the wide variety of ancestors we have that join us
Title: Re: What would you call your family history book?
Post by: spices on Monday 27 April 15 06:06 BST (UK)
Mine well-- Mum's cookie jar-- because I kept finding snippets of info in it.

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Post by: 7igerby7he7ail on Friday 01 May 15 07:28 BST (UK)
The Family Tree
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