How to Capture Family History in a Book of My Things – Course Countdown: Day 4 – A Wad of Fabric from my Great-Uncle’s Store in Czechoslovakia
This wad of herringbone fabric dates back to the 1940s and is from my great-uncle's store in Liberec in the Czech Republic. It is mentioned in my memoir Jumping Over Shadows on page 13. Welcome to Day 4 of my countdown towards my online course Capturing Family History in a Book of My Things, which begins on January 16, [...]
How to Capture Family History in a Book of My Things – Course Countdown: Day 3 – My Parents’ Vintage Steamer Trunk
Welcome to Day 3 of my countdown towards my online course Capturing Family History in a Book of My Things, which begins on January 16, 2022. Each day I am sharing a story about a family object, including tidbits of my process putting it together. I hope that’ll give you some ideas and inspire you to come up with your [...]
How to Capture Family History in a Book of My Things – Course Countdown: Day 2 – Nana’s Handmade Tapestries (Gobelins)
My mother-in-law, who always went by Nana, made this tapestry specifically for our children. It still hangs in what used to be the main children's room in our home. Welcome to Day 2 of my countdown towards my online course Capturing Family History in a Book of My Things, which begins on January 16, 2022. Each day I [...]
How to Capture Family History in a Book of My Things – Course Countdown: Day 1 – My Dad’s Old Latin-German Stowasser Dictionary
I'm so excited that my online course Capturing Family History in a Book of My Things begins in ten days that I decided to run a countdown. I'll be sharing some of my stories about family objects, including tidbits of my process putting them together. Hopefully that'll give you some ideas and inspire you to come up with some [...]
Pumpkin Bread: One of my Favorite Quick Bread Recipes that Always Reminds Me of an Old Friend
Lately I have been sharing recipes from dear friends; recipes that have become family favorites (see White Chicken Chili recipe). Today's recipe for pumpkin bread comes from my friend Dawn Pleasant. We worked at the same company in the early '90s - my very first job in the U.S. Even though Dawn is my mom's generation, we became fast [...]
Offering a New Online Course: Capture your Family History in a Book of Your Things
Are you interested in finally “doing something” with your family history? Would you like to organize and present your family history in a way that will be useful and interesting for the next generation? "Doing something" with your family history can be overwhelming. Maybe you don’t know where to start, or you have too much material, or too little, [...]