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.

family history, reviewsDawn M. RoodeFebruary 5, 2019rootstech 2019, virtual streaming of family history eventComment

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.

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

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.

memoir & writing, dawn's musingsDawn M. RoodeJanuary 24, 2019storytelling, epiphanies, Modern Heirloom BooksComment

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeDecember 11, 2018reminiscence and life review, first person storytelling, pearl harbor legacyComment

“Nobody ever asked me before”

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

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