What's Happening in Minnesota!
Practical Tips for Writing Your Family History
Presented by Linda Coffin
HistoryCrafters
graphic designer, researcher, writer
linda@historycrafters.com
www.historycrafters.com
Don’t get bogged down thinking about how to share your genealogy
research and your family stories with others. Come learn practical and
creative ways of turning your family lore into interesting books and
booklets that your relatives will be eager to read.
October 4, 2008
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Minneapolis Central Public Library
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Publishing Your Family History
Presented by Linda Coffin
HistoryCrafters
graphic designer, researcher, writer
linda@historycrafters.com
www.historycrafters.com
Publishing Your Family History Using Web-Based Tools
October 11, 2008
2:00-3:00 p.m
(part of a full-day conference, 8:00 a.m-4:00 p.m.)
Germanic Genealogy Society
MN Genealogical Society Building
1185 Concord St. North, Suite 218
South St. Paul, MN 55075
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GotStories? Minnesotans in the News
"Think Christmas in July - Start Your Family
Cookbook with a Lifetime of Memories Now"
July 24, 2008
PRWeb Press Release NEWSWIRE:
Released an article about Personal Historian, Hella Buchheim, entitled,
"Think Christmas in July - Start Your Family Cookbook with a Lifetime of
Memories Now." While the holidays might seem far away, now is the
perfect time to start a cookbook project. Regular crafters and novices
can get a head-start on their family cookbook project by using ''A Plate
Full of Memories'' CD-ROM.
View a PDF version of "Think Christmas in July"
(To download a free Adobe Reader)
For more information contact:
Hella Buchheim
www.platefullofmemories.com
blog.platefullofmemories.com
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"Stories Behind Life Stories:
Musings of a Memoirist"
Journal of Aging, Humanities, and the Arts
(journal of the American Gerontological Society) 2:99-112, 2008,
copyright Taylor and Francis, Group, LLC., published
"Stories Behind Life Stories: Musings of a Memoirist," by Mary O'Brien
Tyrrell, M.P.H. The 14-page article provides an overview of the effects
observed during 15 years of assisting more than 250 elders (from all over
the country and even into Canada) with writing and publishing their life
stories in hardcover books that are distributed at a family book-signing
party. Subtopics within the paper include: resolution, family dynamics,
gender differences, joint memoirs, book distribution, risks, and
conclusion.
Copies can be purchased from Taylor and Francis.
Mary O'Brien Tyrrell
MaryOBTyrr@aol.com
www.MemoirsInc.com
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Midwest Regional News
Association of Personal Historians (APH)
Chicago Area Members Meet & Greet
Around 17-18 folks attended the first-ever Chicago area APH networking
event. Denise Gripp, APH Midwest Regional Coordinator thanks the
following: Adrianne Johns for hosting the meeting, Arielle Nobile for
serving as the facilitator, Diane Dassow for taking and posting photos of
the event and Reid Wettersten for providing meeting notes of the July 18,
2008 APH Chicago Regional Meeting.
View a PDF version of the July APH Chicago Regional Meeting Notes
(To download a free Adobe Reader)
Notes from Denise
FYI
Great Telecommunication Classes in August
Satisfaction by Design, not by accident, Dhyan Atkinson's company,
provides consulting and business skills training to small business owners
across the US and Canada. www.satisfactionbydesign.com
Denise Gripp
APH Midwest Regional Coordinator
midwest@personalhistorians.org
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National News
Working Effectively with Elders:
It's More than Writing
Workshop presented by Mary O'Brien Tyrrell, M.P.H
MaryOBTyrr@aol.com
www.MemoirsInc.com
Learn to identify benefits and risks for the elders and for the personal
historian. Attendees will receive a free copy of Journal of Aging,
Humanities, and the Arts article written by Ms Tyrrell, "Stories Behind Life
Stories: Musings of a Memoirist."
Thurs. Oct. 30, 2008
1:45 to 3:15 PM
The Association of Personal Historians
2008 Conference
The Association of Personal Historians
2008 Conference
Crossroads in Personal History
Salt Lake City, Utah
Oct 29 - Nov 2, 2008
www.personalhistorians.org
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Practical Tips for Writing Your Family History
Presented by Linda Coffin
HistoryCrafters
graphic designer, researcher, writer
linda@historycrafters.com
www.historycrafters.com
Don’t get bogged down thinking about how to share your genealogy
research and your family stories with others. Come learn practical and
creative ways of turning your family lore into interesting books and
booklets that your relatives will be eager to read.
October 4, 2008
10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Minneapolis Central Public Library
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Publishing Your Family History
Presented by Linda Coffin
HistoryCrafters
graphic designer, researcher, writer
linda@historycrafters.com
www.historycrafters.com
Publishing Your Family History Using Web-Based Tools
October 11, 2008
2:00-3:00 p.m
(part of a full-day conference, 8:00 a.m-4:00 p.m.)
Germanic Genealogy Society
MN Genealogical Society Building
1185 Concord St. North, Suite 218
South St. Paul, MN 55075
Back to top
GotStories? Minnesotans in the News
"Think Christmas in July - Start Your Family
Cookbook with a Lifetime of Memories Now"
July 24, 2008
PRWeb Press Release NEWSWIRE:
Released an article about Personal Historian, Hella Buchheim, entitled,
"Think Christmas in July - Start Your Family Cookbook with a Lifetime of
Memories Now." While the holidays might seem far away, now is the
perfect time to start a cookbook project. Regular crafters and novices
can get a head-start on their family cookbook project by using ''A Plate
Full of Memories'' CD-ROM.
View a PDF version of "Think Christmas in July"
(To download a free Adobe Reader)
For more information contact:
Hella Buchheim
www.platefullofmemories.com
blog.platefullofmemories.com
Back to top
"Stories Behind Life Stories:
Musings of a Memoirist"
Journal of Aging, Humanities, and the Arts
(journal of the American Gerontological Society) 2:99-112, 2008,
copyright Taylor and Francis, Group, LLC., published
"Stories Behind Life Stories: Musings of a Memoirist," by Mary O'Brien
Tyrrell, M.P.H. The 14-page article provides an overview of the effects
observed during 15 years of assisting more than 250 elders (from all over
the country and even into Canada) with writing and publishing their life
stories in hardcover books that are distributed at a family book-signing
party. Subtopics within the paper include: resolution, family dynamics,
gender differences, joint memoirs, book distribution, risks, and
conclusion.
Copies can be purchased from Taylor and Francis.
Mary O'Brien Tyrrell
MaryOBTyrr@aol.com
www.MemoirsInc.com
Back to top
Midwest Regional News
Association of Personal Historians (APH)
Chicago Area Members Meet & Greet
Around 17-18 folks attended the first-ever Chicago area APH networking
event. Denise Gripp, APH Midwest Regional Coordinator thanks the
following: Adrianne Johns for hosting the meeting, Arielle Nobile for
serving as the facilitator, Diane Dassow for taking and posting photos of
the event and Reid Wettersten for providing meeting notes of the July 18,
2008 APH Chicago Regional Meeting.
View a PDF version of the July APH Chicago Regional Meeting Notes
(To download a free Adobe Reader)
Notes from Denise
FYI
Great Telecommunication Classes in August
Satisfaction by Design, not by accident, Dhyan Atkinson's company,
provides consulting and business skills training to small business owners
across the US and Canada. www.satisfactionbydesign.com
Denise Gripp
APH Midwest Regional Coordinator
midwest@personalhistorians.org
Back to top
National News
Working Effectively with Elders:
It's More than Writing
Workshop presented by Mary O'Brien Tyrrell, M.P.H
MaryOBTyrr@aol.com
www.MemoirsInc.com
Learn to identify benefits and risks for the elders and for the personal
historian. Attendees will receive a free copy of Journal of Aging,
Humanities, and the Arts article written by Ms Tyrrell, "Stories Behind Life
Stories: Musings of a Memoirist."
Thurs. Oct. 30, 2008
1:45 to 3:15 PM
The Association of Personal Historians
2008 Conference
The Association of Personal Historians
2008 Conference
Crossroads in Personal History
Salt Lake City, Utah
Oct 29 - Nov 2, 2008
www.personalhistorians.org
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