by Laura Hedgecock | Family History, How-to, Journal writing, Writing and Sharing Memories, Writing Prompts
This fall, explore the theme of transformation to help you get your personal and family memories on paper. Use the following prompts about transformations to reflect on the times you’ve had personal changes or observed them in the world around you. Also use these...
by Laura Hedgecock | Journal writing, Scrapbooking, Storytelling, Writing and Sharing Memories
Whether you’re working on adding stories to your scrapbooking layouts or wanting to dress up your narratives, finding templates for family stories or family histories can be a chore. This came to mind as a fellow blogger, Carol Kostakos Petranek of Spartan Roots,...
by Laura Hedgecock | 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 | Journal writing, Memories, Writing and Sharing Memories
Your travel memories can contain your witness to history, your family’s dynamics, and social context of the places you visit. The mementos you collect as you travel will mean so much more if there are stories to go along with them. Even beautiful postcards, unless...
by Laura Hedgecock | Journal writing, Scrapbooking, Storytelling
If you’re not a writer, you might prefer to document recent events by scrapbooking about your pandemic experience. Last month we looked at Why You Should Start a COVID-19 Journal and What to Include. This month we’ll look at how you can accomplish this through...
by Laura Hedgecock | How-to, Journal writing, Writing and Sharing Memories, Writing Prompts
Have you started a Covid-19 journal or accumulating your quarantine memories? Here are some reasons you should as well as what you might include. Historians Will Look Back at this Pandemic Have you noticed how many times the word “unprecedented” has been used in the...