If your ancestor died aged 60, they were alive for nearly 22,000 days. If you’re lucky, you probably know what they were doing on perhaps 10 – 20 of those. So why aren’t we spending more time asking what the gaps in our family history research are telling us? Those gaps – known as negative space – can completely change our impression of what our ancestors’ stories actually are.
This talk uses negative space to transform brick walls into assets that can direct and shape onward research: sharpening searches, reducing bias & boosting critical thinking…and opening our eyes to the real stories of those that came before us.