When someone you care about loses a loved one, it can be difficult to know what to say or how to help. Compassionate advice, found in a rather unlikely place.

remember lost loved onesDawn M. RoodeApril 12, 2018how to talk to someone who is grieving, support for caregivers, dealing with death of a loved oneComment

Life Story Links: Blog Roundup, March 28, 2018

Writing about decisions that shaped your life, inspiration for personal historians who want to improve their craft, and why World Backup Day matters to you.

curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeMarch 28, 2018personal history blogs, memory keeping articles, preserving family memories, writing biography Comments

Vintage, unknown

While I love browsing nostalgic #foundphotos on Instagram, my scrolling is always accompanied by a twinge of sadness. It’s the storytellers who renew my hope.

photo legacy, family historyDawn M. RoodeMarch 27, 2018the appeal of vintage photos, telling the stories behind your photos, capturing family history through family photos Comment

Life Story Links: Blog Roundup, March 20, 2018

Personal historians weigh in on the urgency to tell your life stories, the intersection of downsizing and memoir writing, and how to write about family secrets.

curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeMarch 20, 2018memoir writing, downsizing, family history writingComment

Freeze frame

Family photos we deemed special enough to show off in frames around our house likely are not preserved at all. Inventory & digitize them before it’s too late.

photo legacyDawn M. RoodeMarch 12, 2018digitize family photos, preserve old photographs as part of family history project Comments

Life Story Links: Blog Roundup, March 6, 2018

The best of RootsTech 2018, why you don’t have to be old to write your memoir, immigrant experiences, & how animated film Coco encourages family storytelling.

curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeMarch 6, 2018Roots Tech 2018, immigrant experiences, memoir writing Comment

Tenement Museum tidbits

Under One Roof at NYC’s Tenement Museum is a must-see exhibit: First person testimony (and authentic furnishings) bring 3 families’ immigrant experiences to life.

memoir & writing, reviewsDawn M. RoodeMarch 3, 2018Under One Roof at Tenement Museum, immigrant stories, museum exhibits of interest to personal historians Comment

Life Story Links: Blog Roundup, Feb. 20, 2018

Multiple personal historians weigh in on telling stories creatively using more than straight narrative, plus writing tips, family archive preservation & more.

curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeFebruary 19, 2018life story writing devices, creative storytelling techniques, reasons for preserving your family historyComment