by Laura Hedgecock | May 22, 2020 | 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 | Dec 16, 2017 | Memories, Family History, Scrapbooking, Storytelling, Writing and Sharing Memories
My exploration of the beautiful 100 year old art deco postcard album continues, this time with the typewritten Honeymoon Diary. Researching the historical context of the diary reveals quite an exciting elopement. (Read also the first installment: A Story in Captions:...
by Laura Hedgecock | Nov 16, 2017 | Storytelling, Scrapbooking, Writing and Sharing Memories
Of all the things I expected to grace my dining room table, a photo album with captions retelling an eye-witness account of the 1913 Gettysburg Reunion wasn’t one of them. It’s here on loan from one of my neighbors. One evening a few weeks ago, one of my...
by Laura Hedgecock | Oct 24, 2017 | Memories, Scrapbooking, Writing and Sharing Memories
Today, I’m launching a new blog series: What’s in your Closet? Through these posts, I’ll illustrate the stories and connection that are waiting in closets for their re-discovery. Like an old album that has you comparing photos across generations....
by Laura Hedgecock | Sep 8, 2017 | How-to, Scrapbooking, Storytelling
I’m sure I’m not alone in not having tons of choices when it comes to deciding which photos represent my family story. For my great-grandparents, I either have one solitary photo of each or no photographs at all. By default, that’s the photo that will represent their...
by Laura Hedgecock | Apr 4, 2017 | Family History, How-to, Journal writing, Memories, Scrapbooking
As a newly minted Legacy Republic consultant, I seized on the opportunity at RootsTech 2017 to get to know the company’s leadership better. (Disclosure: I’m a Legacy Maker or consultant. As such I receive financial compensation from orders placed through me or...
