Writing Family History as Historical Fiction with Barry Swanson

In this episode, host Landis Wade has a conversation with Barry Swanson, author of an historical fiction novel, about writing family history as historical fiction.

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Dr. Barry Swanson is an assistant professor emeritus from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. He received his Bachelor of Arts in English literature from Illinois Wesleyan University and a master’s degree in educational administration from Western Illinois University. He has served as president of the Carl Sandburg Historic Site Association and was a founding member of the Galesburg Public Art Commission, has published various articles and poetry for regional publications, and coauthored a textbook for a course in educational studies.

Currently, he writes a column for a local newspaper in his hometown of Galesburg, Illinois, and is in the process of writing his second novel.