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“Write Your Life” delivers weekly memory & writing prompts via email
“Write Your Life” delivers weekly memory & writing prompts via email
Meaningful conversation when your loved one is on hospice—here’s help
Meaningful conversation when your loved one is on hospice—here’s help
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Most helpful blog posts for memory keepers, memoirists, and family historians

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Experience RootsTech 2019 from the Comfort of Home
Experience RootsTech 2019 from the Comfort of Home

RootsTech 2019 offers opportunities for accessing the family history conference from home. Highlights, and how to get the most from your virtual experience.

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family history, reviewsDawn M. RoodeFebruary 5, 2019rootstech 2019, virtual streaming of family history eventComment
Life Story Links: January 29, 2019
Life Story Links: January 29, 2019

Holocaust Remembrance Day prompts compelling first-person accounts; new memoir from Dani Shapiro; and two films that take life story narrative to new levels.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeJanuary 29, 2019inheritance memoir, oral history interviews, life story documentary filmsComment
Conjuring epiphanies
Conjuring epiphanies

A wistful look at how my affinity for epiphanies led me to become the founder of Modern Heirloom Books—and how “moments of being” transform our heirloom books.

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memoir & writing, dawn's musingsDawn M. RoodeJanuary 24, 2019storytelling, epiphanies, Modern Heirloom BooksComment
Is digital story sharing for you?
Is digital story sharing for you?

Want to record family stories? “There’s an app for that!” Undoubtedly, there is—but which one is right for you? My top picks for digital story sharing services

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family history, photo legacy, curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeJanuary 18, 2019digital story sharing apps, email letter writing, family history onlineComment
6 Heirloom book ideas
6 Heirloom book ideas

Do you want to preserve your family stories, but have no idea where to start? We’ve got six special life story book ideas to spark your imagination.

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book ideas & inspiration, family historyDawn M. RoodeJanuary 11, 2019life story books, family history books, tell your life story for future generations, essential readingComment
75 Questions to spark Christmas story sharing
75 Questions to spark Christmas story sharing

Family history questions for Christmas: 75 open-ended, specific interview questions to elicit powerful memories & stories from the older generation.

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family history, food memoriesDawn M. RoodeDecember 17, 2018oral history interviews, family history questions, Christmas storytelling, Christmas memories, personal history interviews Comments
Life Story Links: December 11, 2018
Life Story Links: December 11, 2018

Fine examples of first-person storytelling to inspire your own life story writing, plus wisdom on reminiscence & a look at the legacy of Pearl Harbor survivors.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeDecember 11, 2018reminiscence and life review, first person storytelling, pearl harbor legacyComment
“Nobody ever asked me before”
“Nobody ever asked me before”

Thoughts from the 2018 International Reminiscence & Life Review Conference including research challenges, anecdotal evidence, and autobiographical memory.

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the art of listening, why tell your stories?Dawn M. RoodeDecember 5, 2018reminiscence and life review, memory and dementia, research on value of reminiscence therapy, personal history interviewsComment
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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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