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2Nov, 2021

Free 3-Week Mini Course on Writing Stories from Family History

I'm currently offering a free mini course on writing stories from family history. As I'm working on creating my own online course business, things are moving much faster than I anticipated. Last week, while out on a walk, I had an idea for a little course. The caveat: It needs to run before the holidays begin. Could I pull that [...]

10Sep, 2021

9/11 – In Memoriam of Those Who Lost Their Lives 20 Years Ago

I can't quite believe 9/11 happened 20 years ago! Thankfully, my husband reminded me this morning that I usually do a memorial post for 9/11 every year by sharing some of the obituary titles from the great New York Times book Portraits 9/11/01. Perhaps honoring that tradition is the push I needed to break my blogging hiatus? Since this [...]

2Apr, 2021

How to Deal with the Challenge of Multiple Languages in your Family History Stories

My grandmother left fourteen pages of these handwritten memoirs. For us grandkids they are a real treasure but thankfully we can all read German. Welcome to another installment of my advice column where I answer readers’ questions about writing compelling stories from family history: Doremi asks: My mother tongue is Hungarian, but English is my second mother tongue, [...]

22Mar, 2021

How to Jazz Up Store-Bought Gefilte Fish the Aunt Rachel Way

First of all, I'm back! I'm sorry I've been MIA for three months but I guess, after ten years of regular blogging, I needed a break. And truth be told, I needed a break from just about everything by the end of last year. Now we are one year into the pandemic and thankfully there is light at the [...]

18Dec, 2020

This Site Is Currently Under Construction

Dear Readers and Visitors, You might have noticed that all kinds of gibberish code is appearing on my home page and other pages. Some images are not loading properly. This is due to an outdated theme, and I am aware of it. Thanks to those of you who went to the trouble to let me know about it! My web [...]

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