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How to create a vacation photo book or travel journal: Part 1
How to create a vacation photo book or travel journal: Part 1

Want to make creating a travel book easy when you return from your family vacation? Follow these steps for easier—and elevated—post-trip memory-keeping.

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book ideas & inspiration, photo legacyDawn M. RoodeAugust 14, 2023how to make a travel journal, what to put in a vacation photo book, things to include in a family travelogue memory bookComment
Life Story Links: August 7, 2023
Life Story Links: August 7, 2023

This week: interesting takes on how we interpret our memories, capturing the stories of our family heirlooms, and challenges of writing memoir and biography.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeAugust 7, 2023recent news about personal history, family history in the news, legacy news roundupComment
How to edit your family history so it will make sense 20 years from now
How to edit your family history so it will make sense 20 years from now

Ready to edit your family history or life story book? Follow these three tips from a personal historian to ensure everything is clear for your descendants.

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memoir & writing, family historyDawn M. RoodeJuly 31, 2023how to edit my family history, making my family history interesting and easy to read, tips for making a family history bookComment
How to preserve the stories behind your family heirlooms
How to preserve the stories behind your family heirlooms

Whether your family heirloom collection consists of generations’ worth of antiques or a handful of sentimental items, catalog them for the next generation.

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family history, book ideas & inspirationDawn M. RoodeJuly 17, 2023how do I document family heirlooms, stories of our stuff, family heirloom stories, documenting family heirlooms, family heirloomsComment
Life Story Links: July 11, 2023
Life Story Links: July 11, 2023

This week’s curated roundup includes inspiring first-person stories, lots on documenting our histories (in letters, on fabric, in recorded conversations) & more.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeJuly 11, 2023recent news about personal history, personal history in the news, family history in the news, family history newsComment
Want to use your life story to inform your fiction?
Want to use your life story to inform your fiction?

This new book by Ruta Sepetys, You: The Story, is a great tool for those who want to use their own life experiences to inform their fiction writing.

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reviews, memoir & writingDawn M. RoodeJuly 2, 2023book review, fiction inspired by my own life, using your life story to write fiction, how to make my fiction writing seem realComment
The best gift for a milestone birthday? A tribute book filled with love!
The best gift for a milestone birthday? A tribute book filled with love!

Here’s how to make a tribute book for their milestone birthday—your step-by-step guide to the most unique, thoughtful gift you can give someone you love!

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book ideas & inspiration, gift ideasDawn M. RoodeJune 26, 2023meaningful milestone birthday gift book, how to make a tribute book for someone's birthday, birthday tribute book ideasComment
Life Story Links: June 20, 2023
Life Story Links: June 20, 2023

This week's roundup for family historians and life writers includes oral history interview tips, thoughts on intergenerational trauma, recent memoir reviews.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeJune 20, 2023how to interview musicians, recent news about personal history, family history in the newsComment
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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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