Category Archives: journal

Writing Your Personal History with COVID-19

Posted on April 5, 2020 by moonbridgebooks

These are strange and scary times – history-making times. This novel coronavirus may likely spawn novels as well as science papers, but most interesting will be the true stories of survival. That’s where you can help, besides by sequestering yourself … Continue reading →

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Writing Your Family History Book

Posted on February 19, 2018 by moonbridgebooks

Last weekend I delivered my dad’s side family history book to the relatives. All that work was so worthwhile to feel the glow of my dad and his brother’s awe and gratitude. Worth the trip to Chicago where I got … Continue reading →

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What to do with old diaries (and letters)

Posted on August 13, 2017 by moonbridgebooks

When my dad opened an old trunk, he found two diaries his mother had kept from the years 1935 and 1936. At first glance they seemed to be all about the weather, not surprising for a farming man’s wife when … Continue reading →

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