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Manhattan dispatches: that feeling when…
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4 simple family history endeavors to do inside during Coronavirus quarantine
Read moreUse some of your newfound indoor time to engage in fun family history themed activities. Ideas for what to do when you're home alone, with baby, with school-age kids, or with elders.
Start your memoir, no writing required
Read moreEven if you don't consider yourself a writer, your memoir is within reach. Follow these three steps to capture your life stories—by talking, not writing!
Favorite memoirs about home
Read moreI love reading memoirs that encompass family life, witnessing how children develop over time, hearing about how couples met and deepened their relationships, and how other family members persevered during hardships. I also really love knowing about the nest of all these beginnings and memories: the houses that became homes.
Where I’m from
Read moreWhen I was a child, my extended family would gather regularly to eat, kibbitz, play card games, and tell stories—well, mostly to listen to my maternal grandfather tell stories.
Client exit interview: assembling the elephant
Read moreEvery family member in my generation knew a little about our origins, but not much. It was like the blind men all touching a different part of the elephant. So I tried to assemble the elephant from as many sources as possible. I realized that if I didn’t get it down on paper now, it would never happen.