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“Write Your Life” delivers weekly memory & writing prompts via email
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Life Story Links: January 7, 2025
Life Story Links: January 7, 2025

Kick off 2025 with three weeks’ worth of goodies about family history, memoir, legacy preservation, and journaling curated by personal historian Dawn Roode.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeJanuary 7, 2025personal history in the news, family history in the news, curated list of stories for family historiansComment
Missing a loved one this holiday season?
Missing a loved one this holiday season?

Dawn Roode offers up four suggestions for further reading (and listening) for anyone who, like her, is missing a friend or family member during the holidays.

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dawn's musings, remember lost loved onesDawn M. RoodeDecember 19, 2024holiday grief, remembering lost loved ones, sharing stories about lost loved onesComment
Life Story Links: December 17, 2024
Life Story Links: December 17, 2024

Just in time for your holiday break, a roundup overflowing with good reads—there’s family history, memoir, and writing (both guidance and recommendations).

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeDecember 17, 2024recent news about personal history, curated list of stories for family historians, curated roundup for modern memory keepersComment
Before you gift someone our Write Your Life prompts (or, “Who this gift is NOT for?”)
Before you gift someone our Write Your Life prompts (or, “Who this gift is NOT for?”)

Looking for a meaningful gift for your parents? An annual subscription to our Write Your Life memory and writing prompts may be just the thing—or, maybe not.

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memoir & writing, reviewsDawn M. RoodeDecember 7, 2024best sentimental gift for parents or grandparents, a year of memory prompts and writing guidance, memoir writing course for average personComment
Life Story Links: December 3, 2024
Life Story Links: December 3, 2024

Maybe we’re leaning into sentiment during the holiday season, or maybe it’s just a good week: This roundup is bursting at the seam with stories worth your time.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeDecember 3, 2024recent news about personal history, family history in the news, curated list of stories for family historiansComment
“Write Your Life” delivers weekly memory & writing prompts via email
“Write Your Life” delivers weekly memory & writing prompts via email

Learn about our Write Your Life course, providing memory prompts, writing guidance and a dose of inspiration to anyone who wants to preserve their stories now.

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family history, memoir & writingDawn M. RoodeNovember 25, 2024writing courses, life story writing prompts, memoir writing courseComment
Life Story Links: November 19, 2024
Life Story Links: November 19, 2024

Whew, this week’s curated roundup is chock-full of reads worthy of your time! There’s memoir, family history, craft, conversation, and much more—bookmark it.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeNovember 19, 2024recent news about personal history, personal history in the news, family history in the news, legacy news roundupComment
Thanksgiving story sharing, made easy
Thanksgiving story sharing, made easy

A roundup of the most popular (and helpful!) posts from Modern Heirloom Books to help you prompt and preserve family stories this Thanksgiving season.

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family historyDawn M. RoodeNovember 10, 2024Thanksgiving memory-keeping ideas, family stories around the Thanksgiving table, how to do family history at Thanksgiving holidayComment
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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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