BOOKS

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Practical, “how-to” workshop engages participants in activities and exercises to develop family history story-gathering skills. Follow-up to the book, I Come from Bowman Lane: A Family History Memoir.

· Delivered as a 60-minute conference call or in-person workshop @ $10.00 per person.

· Delivered via email as a self-paced course @ $10.00

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This workshop identifies likely subjects for a family history interview and engages participants in questioning and other strategies necessary for gathering stories during the interview. 

Delivered as a 60-minute conference call or in-person workshop @ $10.00 per person. 

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In this workshop participants show and talk about an artifact related to their family history. Sharing shows how “things” can contribute to our life story. Hearing others talk about their artifacts, generates ideas for stories you can include when writing your family history.

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Yes, everyday ordinary people do write memoirs. Everyone has a story to tell. And so do you! This course uses writing prompts to help participants recall key life story events. The events can then be woven into an engaging and memorable memoir treasured by family and friends for years to come. Follow-up to the book, Mother Dear: The Life and Times of Nettie Mariah Ford Gethers.

Delivered via email @ $30.00

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An obituary can be a rich family history document. Too many obituaries do not reflect the personality, values, and lived experience of the deceased person. This course uses a 5-step process to help participants write a uniquely personal obituary guaranteed to interest, inform, and inspire future generations. 

Delivered via email @ $20.00

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This course focuses on the lived experience of the person writing the autobiography.

· 8-week version: Participants write two pages per week on an assigned life story topic. Course based on the Guided Autobiography method developed by Dr. James Birren.

 Delivered via email @ $39.99 

· Self-paced expanded version: Participants use an A-Z format resulting in 26 life story essays. Delivered via email @ $129.99

The course ends with a tangible document that becomes a part of the participant's personal history as well as their family history.

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Lectures are delivered via conference call or in-person at venues such as museums, libraries, heritage or history centers, etc.

Lectures are $5.00 per person. The following are among our current lecture topics:    

"A Mule Named Bob: Recollections of a 90-Year-Old Farm Girl"

“A Girl Gets Sick of a Rose: Reminiscence and Life Review for the Young at Heart”  

“A Quilt of Many Stories: Piecing & Stitching Your Family History” 

“From Blades of Grass to Trees with Roots: Family History and Resiliency”
"Something Old, Something New: 20 Ideas to Rejuvenate Your Family Reunion"

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Why not opt for a different kind of day trip? Travel to The Family History Place in Walterboro where you can immerse yourself in a 3-hour life story writing workshop titled, “Everyone Has a Story to Tell. Have You Told Yours?” Quotes, memory triggers, invented poetry, and other devices will be used to guide you in writing a compelling life story synopsis. And because The Family History Place is in the South Carolina Lowcountry, expect to experience authentic Gullah Geechee hospitality. The cost of the workshop is $69.99

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