Update on George and Hannah (Grimes) Kinnick book

I'm about half way through the editing process. Will take a little longer than expected, because I want to put an index of names in this book... and there are a lot of names. I also hope to add a few more little "stories" of the move from NC to IN that were sharing in the 1953 Kinnick book.

If you have other ideas, I'd love to include them, if I can. Trying to add two more recent generations from the Kinnick Early US Family History book, among other enhancements.

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George and Hannah (Grimes) Kinnick Family History

It now appears most likely that the next Family History book will be George and Hannah (Grimes) Kinnick Family History book. This will be the first of three books based on the children and grandchildren of John and Ann Kinnick in North Carolina (out of Maryland) and Indiana. Check back regularly for more details.

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Michael Smith Family History

Another forthcoming book will be the Michael Smith Family History. This will be an update of the half-dozen copy "book" prepared and printed by my aunts, LVene and Irene Smith a number of years ago. That book included a number of black and white photos in addition to the many typed pages of familiy relationships. This new book will be dedicated to them, and build on their fine foundation. This will likely be a fall 2009 publication, perhaps winter 2009-10.

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Total Book Sales reach 40

With little marketing, the Kinnick Early US Family History book has now reached the 35 unit sales level and the Schwyhart Early Family History book is now at 5 units. Good reviews in from two uncles, with additional orders for family. Nice! Thanks! Encourages me to keep moving forward.

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Kinnick Book reaches 30 sales mark

The Kinnick Early US Family History book has now reached the 30 units of printing and sales. Perhaps not a lot, but it has not even gotten onto Amazon yet, and little marketing has been done.

The Schwyhart Early Family History book is now available, but I have not promoted it. It does include another generation of the Walter and Susan (Schwyhart) Kinnick family in it with more Fletchers, etc.

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Kansas Flint Hills Memories: A Five Year Memoir

Above is the working title of a book I would like to finish before I retire, and move away from the Kansas Flint Hills... though only 300 miles. It would look back at the progress we have made since July 2004 in promoting the Kansas Flint Hills as an international tourism destination.

I have taken photos of the Flint Hills, from border to border, nearly every month over the last five years and have met some wonderful people. I did thirteen oral history interviews with Flint Hills ranchers. We were along for the ride as the Flint Hills Tourism Coalition moved from a loose group of representatives of a number of counties to a 22-county non-profit with a full time executive director - quite a journey; with much more to come!

Does this interest you? I'd love to hear from you!

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Schwyhart book now is available

Visit Dr. Bill's Book Bazaar to see the current description of the new Schwyhart - Kinnick Family History book. It tells the story of the Schwyhart surname, and it's origins. It suggests that all persons with the "Schwyhart" surname are related, and descend from the the same to families, where two brothers married two sisters... all their children adopted this surname - different from that of their parents.

Check it out. Comments welcomed.

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