Get Past the Blank Family Tree with a Ghostwriter!

One of the key ways to get past the blank family tree is to look at the stories behind the people. All families have stories that are passed down from generation to generation. However, as time moves on, the stories from previous generations begin to fade away. One way to preserve these stories is to use a ghostwriter to turn the stories into a book that will last forever and can be passed on to future generations.

I came across this article in the Winnipeg Free Press about Les Kletke, a "ghostwriter for ordinary folk." The article describes some of what he does:

Kletke does everything from interviewing people and putting their family history into a narrative, to laying out the text and photos into book form. He finds the right book style and printer, and delivers the boxed books to your driveway.

Kletke also sprinkles world, national and other events into a narrative to give it a flavour of the times and what was influencing people.

The article also gives some examples of the books he writes. For example, he wrote a three-volume set for one client. One volume for each generation going back to the clients grandparents. For another client who was a birder, he put her 25-year diary into a hardcover which she then had 200 copies printed. This may not be enough as it seems that other birders are really interested in her story.

Here's a link to the full article: A ghostwriter for us ordinary folk

If you need help getting past the blank family tree, you might consider calling in a ghostwriter.