Tag Archives: family history

Tell the Family Stories at Thanksgiving

Posted on November 21, 2021 by moonbridgebooks

November is Family Stories Month for a reason! We’ve been looking forward to this week of traditional family gathering. Even while we may not yet have “normal” gatherings, we can still count our blessings and share our love (and hopefully … Continue reading →

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Family History in Truth or Fiction

Posted on March 15, 2021 by moonbridgebooks

Back in May 2017 I posted “Writing the Immigrant Story in Truth or Fiction” about Amy Cohen and her family history novel Pacific Street based on her immigrant ancestors’ stories. She explained why she decided to write her family history … Continue reading →

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New Year resolutions to ask for stories, write the stories

Posted on January 19, 2020 by moonbridgebooks

It’s a new year and in the next several weeks I will be speaking to a couple seniors groups to persuade them to adopt new year resolutions to begin writing the stories of their lives – mostly because it’s fun … Continue reading →

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