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How to photograph your family heirlooms like a pro
How to photograph your family heirlooms like a pro

Cataloguing your family heirlooms in a book is a great way to pass down their stories. Here are some tips for capturing incredible images of them, too.

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family history, photo legacyDawn M. RoodeJune 9, 2025family heirlooms, how to photograph family heirlooms, preserving family heirlooms, the stories of our stuffComment
Life Story Links: June 3, 2025
Life Story Links: June 3, 2025

Dawn Roode’s curated roundup for the week of June 2, 2025, includes recent stories of interest to personal historians, preservationists, and family history fans.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeJune 3, 2025curated list of stories for family historians, personal history in the news, family history in the news, legacy news roundupComment
3 ways to honor the legacy of a family member on Memorial Day
3 ways to honor the legacy of a family member on Memorial Day

The holiday’s meaning often gets lost amidst long weekends and cookouts, but we’ve got easy ways to remember loved ones who died in service.

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family history, remember lost loved onesDawn M. RoodeMay 23, 2025how to honor a veteran on memorial day, recording military vets oral history, stories from military heroesComment
Life Story Links: May 20, 2025
Life Story Links: May 20, 2025

Dawn Roode’s curated roundup for the week of May 20, 2025, includes recent stories of interest to personal historians, preservationists, and family history fans.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeMay 20, 2025curated list of stories for family historians, personal history in the news, family history in the news, legacy news roundupComment
Putting the pieces together (aka memoir ‘making’)
Putting the pieces together (aka memoir ‘making’)
memoir & writingDawn M. RoodeMay 12, 2025how to gain clarity on my memoir's theme, how to find the point of my memoir writing, how to write a memoir when I don't know where to startComment
Life Story Links: May 6, 2025
Life Story Links: May 6, 2025

Dawn Roode’s curated roundup for the week of May 6, 2025, includes recent stories of interest to personal historians, preservationists, and family history fans.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeMay 6, 2025curated list of stories for family historians, personal history in the news, family history in the news, legacy news roundupComment
“I’m scared.”
“I’m scared.”

Are you nervous about undertaking a life story project? Working with a personal historian or memoir coach can help alleviate many of the most common fears.

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memoir & writing, why tell your stories?Dawn M. RoodeApril 28, 2025common fears about writing my life story, how to get over fears about writing my memoir, what are common fears about writing about my lifeComment
Life Story Links: April 22, 2025
Life Story Links: April 22, 2025

Dawn Roode’s curated roundup for the week of April 22, 2025, includes great recent reads on memoir, family history, life story writing, and legacy preservation.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeApril 22, 2025curated list of stories for family historians, personal history in the news, family history in the news, legacy news roundupComment
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“We listen with different ears when we can feel and believe that a story is true.” ⁠
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—quote from The Moth's latest book, which I highly recommend, called "How to Tell a Story"
Does keeping up with posting on social media ever feel burdensome to you? Personally, I don't share much of my daily life on Facebook or Insta. Some stories here and there, sure. But I mostly keep up this account for my business, which is as personal
For my newest followers, allow me to introduce myself...⁠
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Personally, I believe in having an open heart, and feel most alive when connecting with other people. I value long pauses and white space, story sharing and marginalia. I’m an ou
An instance when a slightly blurry photo is worth keeping! The littlest one here is me, while my two older cousins and my grandparents' dog, Shep, don dime store birthday hats behind me. This snapshot makes me feel, it makes me remember, it makes me
Every season of our life brings new opportunities to reflect. Remember: You don't have to be "old" to want to create a record of the life you have lived.⁠
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“Writing is a powerful search mechanism, and one of its satisfactions i
Your mom has stories...do you know them? I'm talking about the stories that make her HER, not just your MOM...⁠
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If you'd like to gift your mom with personal history storytelling sessions with me, a generous and interested listener, I'd be hon
 

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