by Memoir Mentor on June 2, 2010
Today I stood in an Ohio corn field owned by my third-great-grandfather, Joseph J. Parrett, nearly 200 years ago. It’s early June and the slender, soft green corn stalks extend only about a foot above the soil. The field lies in Jefferson Township in Fayette County, not far from Parrett Station Road, named for my [...]
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Bounty Land,
Family History,
Fayette,
Jefferson Township,
Joseph J. Parrett,
Ohio,
Revolutionary War,
War of 1812,
writing tips
by Memoir Mentor on May 17, 2010
My spring classes ended last week, setting my students adrift until fall without weekly writing nudges from me. Whatever will they do with all that free time this summer? I feel a bit like a hand-wringing parent who has just sent her daughter off to college for the first time. Maybe a reminder letter from [...]
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autobiography,
Family History,
memoir,
personal-history,
summer vacation,
writing tips
by Memoir Mentor on April 30, 2010
It’s May, the month we honor the mothers in our lives. When we think of our moms, some of us naturally picture her in the kitchen, elbow deep in flour, making one of her mouth-watering dishes. But not all moms were adept in the culinary arts, as Roz Nelson reminds us in this heart-warming story. While [...]
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autobiography,
Family History,
life story,
life-story-writing,
memoir,
personal-history,
writing tips
