Category Archives: family gathering

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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Visiting your family roots far away

Posted on September 23, 2013 by

Kathy Pooler, a fellow memoir-writer who also encourages others to write their stories, just posted in her Memoir Writer’s Journey blog about a recent visit to Italy where she met her overseas family for the first time. See Back to My … Continue reading →

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