Personal historian Dawn Roode shares her curated roundup of stories for the week of July 23, 2024: on memoir, family history, biography & memory preservation.
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Walking down memory lane can be fun, but writing about your life has big benefits beyond that, including making meaning out of your lived experience.
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Dawn Roode curates stories relevant to family history fans, memoirists, personal historians, and modern memory-keepers—and this week’s roundup is a must-read.
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Podcast host Melissa Ceria and personal historian Dawn Roode discuss the importance of family history preservation and finding solace in stories after loss.
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This one’s worth a bookmark: Thoughts on memoir (limitations, joys, challenges), how and why we preserve our stories for posterity, family history finds & more.
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It’s important to me to stress some sense of urgency about writing about your life—but I don’t think you’ll have regrets if you don’t write about it ALL.
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This week’s curated roundup is overflowing with thought-provoking stories about how we preserve our personal histories, memoir tips and recommendations & more.
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Discovering a stack of handwritten letters can feel like winning the family history lottery—but is it always the right thing to read (or share) them?
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