This week: interesting takes on how we interpret our memories, capturing the stories of our family heirlooms, and challenges of writing memoir and biography.
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Ready to edit your family history or life story book? Follow these three tips from a personal historian to ensure everything is clear for your descendants.
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Whether your family heirloom collection consists of generations’ worth of antiques or a handful of sentimental items, catalog them for the next generation.
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This week’s curated roundup includes inspiring first-person stories, lots on documenting our histories (in letters, on fabric, in recorded conversations) & more.
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This new book by Ruta Sepetys, You: The Story, is a great tool for those who want to use their own life experiences to inform their fiction writing.
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Here’s how to make a tribute book for their milestone birthday—your step-by-step guide to the most unique, thoughtful gift you can give someone you love!
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This week's roundup for family historians and life writers includes oral history interview tips, thoughts on intergenerational trauma, recent memoir reviews.
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Have you ever thought about what will happen to your diaries—who will read them, how you may one day use them? Join me as I consider this profound question.
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