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Studebaker or Chevrolet?
Is there a friend of mine, Facebook or otherwise, who doesn’t know I’ve been working on a family history for nearly two years? Each time I’m “done,” someone finds an error, has a different memory of events, or wants to … Continue reading →
Posted in ancestry, Benjamin Dreyer, books, editing, families, family history, nonficion, stories, story telling, Uncategorized, writing, writing projects
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Tagged family history, genealogy, memory, writing
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Getting the Tools
“What have you been writing lately?” a friend asked. Embarrassed to say, “Nothing much,” I replied, “This and that.” Before she had a chance to inquire further, I shared that I’d been reading a lot. “Good readers make good writers, … Continue reading →
Posted in books, critique groups, family history, reading, Uncategorized, writers, writing, writing groups
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Tagged books, Brenda Remmes, Flannery O'Connor, Frederick Douglas, reading, short stories, Stephen King, writers, writing
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Family Stories
The three of us rode to the Myrtle Beach Airport in the misty, predawn light, that special time of day when the world seems almost magical as it emerges from darkness into light. No wait, it was around four o’clock, … Continue reading →
Posted in ancestry, books, family history, nonfiction, stories, Uncategorized
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Tagged ancestry, books, family histories, family stories, genealogy
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Our Lighted Seasons
It’s one thing to get an idea and quite another to make it a reality. I wanted to compile information about my ancestry and put it into a family history, but how to do it was a mystery. Where was … Continue reading →
Posted in ancestry, Annie Dillard, books, family history, Uncategorized, writing, writing projects
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Tagged ancestry, books, family history, stories, writing
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Like Scarlett Said
I’ve been working on a family history off and on for the last year, more off than on. I’ll work feverishly on dates and names for a few days and then get distracted by experimenting with chalk paint or rearranging … Continue reading →
Posted in books, family history, social media, Uncategorized
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Tagged culture, effects of culture on development, family, memoir, writing, writing family histories
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Pistol Packing Grandmother
It’s turning out to be a mammoth task, this family history that I’ve been working on for a couple of years. I’ll start and stop and then start again. I’m fascinated by the people and their lives, but well, I … Continue reading →
Posted in books, family history, memoir, Uncategorized, writing, writing projects
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Tagged family history, family stories, genealogy, writing, writing family histories
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Two Words
A friend posted something on Facebook yesterday that I’ve been pondering ever since. She wrote of her ambivalent feelings about Mother’s day and her awareness that it’s not a happy flowers and chocolates kind of day for everyone. There are mothers … Continue reading →
Posted in family histories, family history, memoir, mothers, psychology, Uncategorized, writing
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Tagged family, family history, mothers, relationships, stories
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Hello Honey
My father visited me in a dream on a cruise ship in Alaska. Who am I? Where did I come from? Who are my people? Those questions have haunted me for years, and now that I’ve begun writing a family … Continue reading →
Posted in Alaska, family histories, family history, stories, Uncategorized, writing projects
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Tagged ancestry, Ancestry.com, Carol Reid, family history, stories, travel experiences
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