How to Avoid Misrepresenting the Past
How do we avoid or minimize the risk of misrepresenting the past as we tell our own and family stories? What exactly is our burden of due diligence when it comes to determining the accuracy of our narratives? This isn’t my normal soap box about truth versus accuracy....
AJ Jacobs on Writing, Storytelling & Family
One of the big thrills of being a RootsTech Ambassador was getting to spend a few minutes with my cousin (in the Global Family Reunion way) AJ Jacobs. Author or best-selling books such as A Year of Living Biblically and My Life as an Experiment, AJ also came up with...
RootsTech 2016: Exhaustion & Rejuvenation
Inevitably—or at least nearly so—bloggers post summaries of their RootsTech experiences. Speaking and serving as a RootsTech 2016 Ambassador has been a whirlwind. I learned a lot and met a ton of wonderful people. It’d be nice to tie it up with a nice...
Family stories: Fire on a Stick
“Family stories are fire on a stick.” That s a quote from Michael Leavitt. Michael O. Leavitt, three-time governor of Utah and former US cabinet member under President George Bush, was a keynote speaker at RootsTech 2016. He.entertained the RootsTech...
Stories of the Heart: The Future of Family History
We all knew that I think that stories of the heart are the future of family history, but I have some good company. Steve Rockwood, CEO of FamilySearch International emphasized that in his opening keynote for Rootstech. Serious genealogists made up the majority of the...
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Put the episodes of the past to paper.
We all have stories to share with our children and grandchildren. Whether it’s a proud moment, memories of grandparents, or a lesson you’ve learned, Memories of Me: A Complete Guide to Telling and Sharing the Stories of Your Life helps you put the episodes of your past onto paper and share them with loved ones.
