Panel presentation at Orcas Island Lit Fest with authors Deborah Nedelman, Lois Brandt, Mare Heron Hake, and Heather Durham.

Many of us share a pressing concern: we possess family documents, artifacts, and oral histories, but have no idea what to do with them. Presentation provides an overview of first steps to creating a legacy for the generations who follow.

Presentation examines formats, techniques, organizational tips, and inspiration to ensure the stories of our ancestors, and of our own life stories, are not lost.

Strike It Rich! is the theme of the 2019 International German Genealogy Conference in Sacramento, CA. If you're going, look for me in the display hall, where I'll have my books for sale at a discount, a handout for starting … Continue reading →

Many of us share a pressing concern: we possess family documents, artifacts, and oral histories, but have no idea what to do with them. This session examines formats, ideas, organizational tips and inspiration to ensure the stories of our ancestors, … Continue reading →

A session of the Pacific Northwest Writers Association annual conference. Description: The characters in our historical novels do not act in isolation. Their stories are brought to life by the broader sweep of history, and by how people thought and … Continue reading →

Talk for the Haller Lake United Methodist Church Many of us share a pressing concern: we possess family documents, artifacts, and oral histories, but have no idea what to do with them. This session examines formats, ideas, organizational tips, and … Continue reading →

Your life and family stories comprise an important legacy, but writing them down gets complicated with decisions– which format to choose (memoir? autobiography? genealogical narrative?), what to include, what to leave out, and more. Participants are guided through exercises and … Continue reading →

Talk for monthly meeting of Eastside German Interest Group