Category Archives: family gathering

Dia de los Muertos, NaNoWriMo, and your family history

Posted on November 5, 2017 by

Today I went to our history museum to see the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival. I love this celebration, kind of like the Japanese Obon time but more colorful and fun. Both these celebrations honor family … Continue reading →

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Don’t rush to publish – a family stories gift for Father’s Day?

Posted on June 18, 2017 by

For his 85th birthday in late May, my dad was thrilled to see the manuscript of his family history that I had put together from old interviews and some genealogy searching. I was thrilled to see his brother and most … Continue reading →

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Grannie Annie kids tell WWII family stories

Posted on December 22, 2015 by

The heirloom silver spoon that stopped a bullet, a kind woman who saved the enemy and found a husband, hiding from Germans in North Carolina, a beach full of oranges—these are some of the stories found in Echoes From World … Continue reading →

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