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Start Here: Welcome to Chronicle Makers

What you’ll find here to help you finish your research, write your stories, and share your family history.

Apr 9, 2025 • Denyse Allen

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Why I quit professional genealogy and what I'm doing now

Feb 6, 2025 • Denyse Allen

Family history lives in the stories, not in the collected data

Sep 3, 2024 • Denyse Allen

Writing a family history like a Hollywood blockbuster

May 21, 2025 • Denyse Allen

5 writing mistakes I made in family history (and how I fixed them)

Mar 26, 2025 • Denyse Allen

Family History Writing with AI

Why I ignored AI for family history writing for two years (and what changed)

I ran writing sprints all through 2023 and into 2024.

Jan 14 • Denyse Allen

Why your family stories never get written (it's not what you think)

It's not writer's block. It's decision paralysis. Here's what fixes it. An invitation to the 10-Day Chronicle Sprint

Jan 9 • Denyse Allen

What 2025 taught me about owning my work

I spent years chasing other people’s standards. This year I wrote my own.

Dec 19, 2025 • Denyse Allen

12 questions that beat "how's work?" at that holiday gathering

Bonus holiday gift: 12 prompts that turn your family into storytellers for the 12 days before Christmas

Dec 12, 2025 • Denyse Allen

Create a family history gift they'll actually keep

Templates + AI prompts + your research = gifts they'll share and treasure

Dec 5, 2025 • Denyse Allen

Genealogy Research with AI

Your 2025 research ‘failures’ were actually progress (here’s why)

You didn't fail. Those 20 years of scattered research? They contain breakthroughs for you. Here's what you've been missing.

Dec 17, 2025 • Denyse Allen

What’s happening when AI restores a family photograph?

Why your grandmother's face kept changing in AI restorations and how newest AI model finally fixed it.

Dec 10, 2025 • Denyse Allen

Ready to do deeper research on your ancestor's Thanksgiving?

These three AI prompts reveal what your ancestor ate, earned, and experienced that Thanksgiving

Nov 14, 2025 • Denyse Allen

Why transcription is the heart of family history research and writing

The secret to solving your toughest genealogy mysteries lies in transcription. Here’s how AI can make it better and faster than ever.

Oct 15, 2025 • Denyse Allen

Why most genealogy advice wastes your time and what to do instead

A better way to research: process + AI + community

Oct 1, 2025 • Denyse Allen

Recent posts

Why I ignored AI for family history writing for two years (and what changed)

I ran writing sprints all through 2023 and into 2024.

Jan 14 • Denyse Allen

Why your family stories never get written (it's not what you think)

It's not writer's block. It's decision paralysis. Here's what fixes it. An invitation to the 10-Day Chronicle Sprint

Jan 9 • Denyse Allen

How AI will change genealogy in 2026

After three years working with AI for writing and research, I'm ready to make some predictions about the coming year.

Jan 7 • Denyse Allen

What we built together in 2025

Here’s what we accomplished this year, and a peak into making the next year even better.

Dec 29, 2025 • Denyse Allen

What 2025 taught me about owning my work

I spent years chasing other people’s standards. This year I wrote my own.

Dec 19, 2025 • Denyse Allen

Your 2025 research ‘failures’ were actually progress (here’s why)

You didn't fail. Those 20 years of scattered research? They contain breakthroughs for you. Here's what you've been missing.

Dec 17, 2025 • Denyse Allen

Chronicle Makers

Chronicle Makers

Chronicle Makers provides tools and frameworks for writing your family history, transforming scattered research on ancestors into treasured stories.

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