by Laura Hedgecock | Apr 8, 2021 | Family History, How-to, Storytelling
With all our collected memories and family stories, most of us aren’t sure how to choose which family stories to write. The abundance of material presents a problem common to family history storytellers and memoirists. Often, it’s paralyzing. How can we write all...
by Laura Hedgecock | Mar 22, 2021 | Family History
With the excitement and selection of educational opportunities, it’s taken some time for me to collect my RootsTech Connect 2021 afterthoughts. Let’s look at all four aspects of the conference and the experiences of both long-time RootsTechers and newbies. (Read...
by Laura Hedgecock | Mar 8, 2021 | Family History, How-to, Journal writing, Writing Advice, Writing and Sharing Memories
What better way to celebrate than with International Women’s Day writing ideas for honoring the women in your life or in your past. I’d hoped to publish a post about my Great Aunt Margaret Case Crymes. The post isn’t finished yet. However, as I dug into it, I realized...
by Laura Hedgecock | Feb 19, 2021 | Family History
RootsTech Connect 2021 came to be whenCOVID-19 threw a big ole lemon at the RootsTech planners. They turned around and built the biggest lemonade stand ever. And it’s virtual so all of us can visit it in our bunny slippers. Let’s back up a tad. RootsTech is the...
by Laura Hedgecock | Dec 21, 2020 | Family History, Writing and Sharing Memories
It seems counterintuitive that you can give someone something they already possess—the gift of family history. Our genealogy is already in us, in our DNA, our ethnicity, and our family traditions. But for many people, the details of that genealogy are yet unknown....
by Laura Hedgecock | Dec 16, 2020 | Family History, How-to, Traditions
With a plethora of Jewish, Islamic, Christian and Christian Orthodox celebrations happening this time a year, it’s a great time to share family holiday traditions. Sharing Food Traditions Last week, GenFriends’ YouTube show featured holiday food...
