Legends Family Stories and Myths
by Alice L. Luckhardt
ISBN # 978-1-4243-3727-9
Misconstrued tales, unspoken events, a heroic deed, a celebrity or a shady past; all of which are unchallenged family myths, legends or stories handed down by grandmother, but could sweet old grandma have gotten the story wrong all these years? These thirty family legends offer the reader a glimpse at ordinary individuals, whether from 20 years ago to centuries earlier, of a person’s legendary. There are truths, half-truths and misconstrued tales that one’s descendants have accepted just because great grandmother always heard it told that way. Then to learn what actual events occurred can take the reader from the strange, to the bizarre to the hilarious. How the research was done and what sources are available to discover the truths is also covered in the book, LEGENDS - FAMILY STORIES and MYTHS, which entertains as well as educates.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Alice L. Luckhardt, is a native of Florida and a graduate of FSU. She is a former teacher and family business manager. For the last 10 years she has completed hundreds of genealogical research projects and created several web sites showcasing different family branches. She has written several articles for genealogical societies,books and magazines. Her published works have appeared in ANCESTRY, INTERNET GENEALOGY, FLORIDA MONTHLY, FAMILY CHRONICLE, GENEALOGICAL HELPER, JUPITER MAGAZINE, and SOUTH FLORIDA HISTORY MAGAZINE.
(2007, paperback 174 pages)
ISBN # 978-1-4243-3727-9
Misconstrued tales, unspoken events, a heroic deed, a celebrity or a shady past; all of which are unchallenged family myths, legends or stories handed down by grandmother, but could sweet old grandma have gotten the story wrong all these years? These thirty family legends offer the reader a glimpse at ordinary individuals, whether from 20 years ago to centuries earlier, of a person’s legendary. There are truths, half-truths and misconstrued tales that one’s descendants have accepted just because great grandmother always heard it told that way. Then to learn what actual events occurred can take the reader from the strange, to the bizarre to the hilarious. How the research was done and what sources are available to discover the truths is also covered in the book, LEGENDS - FAMILY STORIES and MYTHS, which entertains as well as educates.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Alice L. Luckhardt, is a native of Florida and a graduate of FSU. She is a former teacher and family business manager. For the last 10 years she has completed hundreds of genealogical research projects and created several web sites showcasing different family branches. She has written several articles for genealogical societies,books and magazines. Her published works have appeared in ANCESTRY, INTERNET GENEALOGY, FLORIDA MONTHLY, FAMILY CHRONICLE, GENEALOGICAL HELPER, JUPITER MAGAZINE, and SOUTH FLORIDA HISTORY MAGAZINE.
(2007, paperback 174 pages)
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