by Laura Hedgecock | May 7, 2021 | 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 | 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
It’s a blessing to have tons of family pictures, but the options can make it harder to decide which photos represent your family story. Listening to my favorite expert on choosing photos that portray moments that matter brought this precious photo album back to...
