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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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Life Story Links: January 3, 2023
Life Story Links: January 3, 2023

A curated roundup overflowing with recent pieces about memoir writing, personal history preservation, food heritage & family stories—which will you read first?

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeJanuary 3, 2023recent news about personal history, family history in the news, curated list of stories for family historiansComment
Life Story Links: December 13, 2022
Life Story Links: December 13, 2022

We've got a wealth of thought-provoking stories about memory-keeping, family history preservation, and memoir in this final curated reading list of 2022.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeDecember 13, 2022personal history in the news, family history in the news, recent news about personal historyComment
The low-pressure, high-yield memory-keeping project I’ve recently started
The low-pressure, high-yield memory-keeping project I’ve recently started

I might not have time for the full-fledged memoir I want to write, but I can make time every day for this easy and significant journal exercise—and so can you.

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dawn's musings, memoir & writingDawn M. RoodeDecember 5, 2022journal writing, journal writing prompt, memory-keeping made easy, life story writing promptsComment
Life Story Links: November 29, 2022
Life Story Links: November 29, 2022

This week’s curated roundup includes so many good reads about story preservation—from planning your memoir to turning memory into art—plus, objects of affection.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeNovember 29, 2022recent news about personal history, personal history in the news, family history in the newsComment
Give the gift of memories this holiday: 5 can’t miss ideas
Give the gift of memories this holiday: 5 can’t miss ideas

These memory-keeping gifts offer something for everyone—from a one-of-a-kind luxury heirloom book experience to a unique stocking stuffer (and a FREE gift, too!).

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gift ideasDawn M. RoodeNovember 23, 2022memory-keeping gifts, what to give the family historian for christmas, holiday gift ideas for the person who has everything, gift ideas for family history fanComment
Don’t put your memoir on your bucket list.
Don’t put your memoir on your bucket list.

If writing your memoir means enough to you to put it on a bucket list, please read this—I’ll help you easily move it from future project to present-day endeavor.

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memoir & writing, why tell your stories?Dawn M. RoodeNovember 21, 2022how to start my memoir now, writing my memoir, steps to write a memoirComment
Life Story Links: November 15, 2022
Life Story Links: November 15, 2022

On tap this week: A host of memoir-ish media recommendations, plenty about preserving legacies of those who have come before us, and tips for writing our lives.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeNovember 15, 2022memoir recommendations, recent news about personal history, family history newsComment
How I’ve gotten to know more than 50 people I’ve never met this year
How I’ve gotten to know more than 50 people I’ve never met this year

How lucky I am to "meet" your loved ones through the tributes you and others share in their honor! The stories that memorialize them live on for generations.

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remember lost loved ones, dawn's musingsDawn M. RoodeNovember 7, 2022lost loved ones memorialized in tribute book, remembering different aspects of those who have died, celebrating family members who have passedComment
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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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