Tag Archives: grandparents

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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Canada Day and vacation memories

Posted on July 1, 2018 by moonbridgebooks

I have just returned from a delightful first visit to Canada, besides the quick drives through Vancouver as the start-stop of Alaskan cruises. Today, July 1, is Canada Day, celebrating not the independence of Canada from Britain (peacefully on March … Continue reading →

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Genealogy, family history, and life stories book

Posted on April 23, 2017 by moonbridgebooks

My dad was prescient. In high school, he became interested in photography and snapped photos of life on the farm in the 1930s. After portable tape recorders and cassette tapes came on the commercial scene in the 1970s, he interviewed … Continue reading →

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