Tag Archives: family history

Memoir is lived history

Posted on October 8, 2018 by moonbridgebooks

My mother’s birthday has passed, and I can’t believe she has been gone for six years now. The anniversary of her death comes in November, so each year as my favorite season arrives I am struck all over again with … Continue reading →

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Old slides reveal hidden past

Posted on April 1, 2018 by moonbridgebooks

I spent Easter weekend examining my dad’s slides taken during the 1950s when he was in the Army, stationed in the US and Japan (no combat duty). Dad and I used an old illuminated screen to view the slides against … Continue reading →

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WWII Refugee Memoir: One Family, Many Voices

Posted on March 4, 2018 by moonbridgebooks

It’s never too late to write your family stories, and don’t be dismayed if it takes many years to finish. My mother’s memoir, Cherry Blossoms in Twilight, about her childhood in Japan during WWII, took about ten years, with the … Continue reading →

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