... Personal Historian who is passionate about helping people capture their own heritage and family stories for future generations. She conducts writing workshops for adults and ... this book I was inspired to go back through my memory, which isn’t what it used to be, and pull my stories out. I am starting slow and not from the beginning. You see a chapter further in the book is what triggered my ...

... with the intent of archiving them and passing them on. They have some great stories from Depression times, aspirations, and the usual and unusual brother and ... voice recorder. In any event I'm looking forward to hearing these family stories again, and maybe unearthing some new ones. Here is one resource from Dr Karl Franklin on storytelling, including a section on eliciting family stories.

... . Story Corps is recording oral histories all over the nation from people just like you and me. These stories are incredible; and they will all be archived in the Library of Congress. Best of all, if you love listening, you can ... to their podcast or listen right from the website. I highly recommend it. So go on out there and tell those family stories this month. It's bound to do you some good.

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... that was more memorable and personal in its own way. Amongst others, I seem to be acquiring various documents and pictures of the family record (much of it due to Bernard, who died last Autumn, and his ... words passed from one to another, that I'm learning about my forebears. Although, in fine narrate tradition, even where the stories have turned out not to be supported by the facts, the stories ...

... project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening. By recording the stories of our lives with the people we care about, we experience our history, hopes, and humanity. Since 2003, tens of thousands of everyday people have interviewed family and friends through StoryCorps. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to take home and share, ...