Family History
As I've delved into my family history, I've found many interesting people. Some are well-known like Mandy's uncle...William "Buffalo Bill" Mathewson. Others, like Mandy, have disappeared into the pages of history, perhaps unknown even to their descendants.
However, I've discovered that these ancestors are fascinating, and I'm working at telling their stories and having them come alive. Some will remain as names on a family tree until I can tell their stories. Others I'll change their names slightly so I can expand upon the events of that day.
Mandy, based upon a young girl who definitely lived, will find her way into your lives as well as her descendants.
"When are you going to finish Mandy's story?" youngsters ask me after I've read them the first chapter or two during my school visits.
Author friends encouage me to do this, too.
So.....I must spend more time with Mandy and complete her story, which is in its first draft.
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