by Memoir Mentor on July 30, 2010
You may find the following inspiring video the kick in the pants you need to get you back to writing your memoir or family history this summer. There are so many ways to capture family stories. The subject of this video, a young woman named Lesley Graham, is an artist who wove her own artwork [...]
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Family History,
Genealogy,
Lesley Graham,
life-story-writing,
memoir,
personal-history
by Memoir Mentor on July 9, 2010
I’m always looking for examples of creative ways people write family histories that breathe life into ancestors long gone. I have posted a list of books I particularly admire in the Toolbox section of my website, www.MemoirMentor.com. I recently finished another family history I’d like to recommend to you, one that will surely go on the top of my list. [...]
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Leslie Albrecht Huber,
Memoir Mentor,
Parrett Family History,
The Journey Takers
by Memoir Mentor on June 15, 2010
I returned from my Ohio research trip about a week ago and have spent the days since organizing and analyzing the material I collected in my ancestral homeland. On the whole, I rate the trip a success, particularly the experience of actually seeing the places where my Parretts actually lived and worked. I am lucky, because that area is [...]
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Family History,
Genealogy,
Genealogy Research,
Parrott Station Road,
Steig Larsson,
Symphony cruise ship,
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest,
The Madonnas of Leningrad