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Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 7:15 AM
Just read a review for what appears to be a fabulous new book for all who are interested in preserving personal and family histories-- or history in general for that matter-- through recipes. Holocaust survivors offer the stories of their lives and their survival, along with their recollections of family recipes. For many, these recipes are all that remain of their families. Apparently, unlike other collections of recipes from the Holocaust, all of the recipes have been tested and modified as necessary so one can make them with currently available ingredients.
Take a look at it on Amazon. I just ordered one for myself and each of my children.
http://www.amazon.com/Recipes-Remembered-June-Feiss-Hersh/dp/0983486301/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1308086645&sr=8-1 |
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Posted on Monday, March 28, 2011 8:56 AM
This past week I had the good fortune of meeting with two other women who are involved in working with people to preserve their life stories. The meeting was arranged by one of the women, who realized that we are all members of the Association for Personal Historians, and that we live in close proximity to each other.
What immediately became apparent in our discussion was how passionate each of us is about this pursuit of preserving personal histories, but that each of us approaches it from very different angles. As anyone who reads this blog probably knows, I am working with people to preserve their stories in a video format, creating both video memoirs and narrated video photo albums. Pam Spence, www.pamspence.com, offers a range of services including assisting people in writing their personal memoirs and ethical wills, conducting oral histories, and creating annotated photo albums and family cookbooks with stories incorporated into them. Pat White, www.postersastherapy.com, creates wall posters for people with cognitive impairment. These posters are created using the individual's photos, with each photo captioned. Not only do the pictures on the poster aid in keeping memories alive and provide comfort for those with memory impairment, but they have the added benefit of being a conversation assist for those who visit. In addition, for those who live in a nursing home or other facility, the presence of this poster helps caregivers see the individual as a unique person who has had a full life and meaningful connections--not just as a patient with a disorder.
If any of you readers would like to share your ideas for other ways to preserve people's life stories--and family histories--please do.
 An example of Pat White's posters |
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Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 12:37 PM
Today's topic is Be creative--Better late than never (of course as this pertains to Chronicling Life Stories). I come to this topic after having just completed a project for someone whose mother had six siblings. My client's mother and all of the siblings were deceased except for one. However, my client felt strongly about preserving the stories of her mother's family life. Her idea was to get the children of all the siblings to share the stories they knew of their parents' lives, of course together with the sibling who was still alive. So this is exactly what we did--taking advantage of the time when family members from all over the country were gathering for a family event.
If I do say so myself, the DVD we produced from this conversation was quite special. However, as in so many personal history projects in which I've been involved, I think the process itself became very meaningful for everyone who participated. Each person in the group took the time to dig up old pictures, documents, letters and writings from their parent--and although some of the stories told were known to all, many of the stories about grandparents, and about each others' parents, were heard for the first time that day.
So, despite my warnings on my website about not missing opportunities to chronicle life stories, if you do, be creative. There may be other options for capturing, preserving, and passing on your family history.
I once went to a workshop of creativity in which the speaker, Artie Isaac, made the observation that creative people are those who say yes and not no to the ideas they have. In other words, creative people run with their ideas. They don't automatically nix ideas that seem to difficult or far-fetched. So, if you have a creative idea for a family history project--run with it a little. Don't be intimidated by the practicalities. |
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