by Laura Hedgecock | Oct 1, 2020 | Memories
Why do families tell stories? What drives so many of us to engage in the storytelling side of family history? The answer is a combination of neuroscience and common sense. Telling Stories is in our Nature As Robert A. Burton argues in Our Brains Tell...
by Laura Hedgecock | Aug 27, 2020 | Memories, Writing and Sharing Memories, Writing Prompts
Why August writing prompts? August is a great time to free-write. It’s a time of year that beckons to our emotional undersides. There’s a bitter sweetness to August here in the northern hemisphere. It’s still summer—flowers blooming, birds chirping, lightning bugs...
by Laura Hedgecock | Jul 29, 2020 | 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 | Jun 30, 2020 | How-to, Memories, Writing and Sharing Memories
DIY memory crafts make a great way to convert family memorabilia into art or practical objects. It’s a great way to get heirlooms out of boxes and into our living spaces, where they can serve as conversation starters. They also make meaningful gifts for loved...
by Laura Hedgecock | Jun 15, 2020 | How-to, Memories, Writing and Sharing Memories
After the hard work of writing, how do you publish your memories and stories? There are lots of options. Here’s a quick run-down on some of the most popular ones. Simply Print and Share Word and other editing software are basically desktop publishing systems. Once...
by Laura Hedgecock | Jun 2, 2020 | How-to, Memories, Storytelling
Photographer Heather Kazmierczak composed a photographic portrait that would serve as her family’s witness to history: the COVID-19 pandemic. Though not all of us have the skills to mimic her methodology, her creative process can help us think of ways we can...
