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Grandparent's
Heritage Journals
There are many more things you can leave
your children and other loved ones than money. A grandparent's
journal is the best way to leave a part of yourself. How often
have you come across some old letters and photographs of loved
ones from long ago and found yourself immersed in the words
and images of the past. Most of us are fascinated with how life
was in another time period. It almost like we can step back
into time and experience the past. Think of the joy we can bring
to our children by leaving piece of ourselves behind. After
all, words are timeless echoes of who we are.
Here are some
thoughts to get you started in Heritage Journaling.
- Gather together key photographs of your
life to reflect upon. These can be great catalyst to getting
started.
- You might want to start with a timeline,
a sort of guide to the major points of your life. Then use these
events as a jumping off point for your journaling. Don't worry
about perfect grammar and fancy writing, it is the thoughts
and memories in your own way of remembering that will delight
the generations to come. Who know's? You might even be the subject
of a book or movie a 100 years to come!
- There are many lovely commercial products
available that are "fill in the blank" type journals
and they can be wonderful ways to get started.
May We Suggest....
Resources on Heritage Journaling
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Leaving a Trace
On Keeping
a Journal; The Art of Transforming a Life Into Stories
by Alexandra Johnson
Paperback / Jan 2002 / ISBN 0316121568
Your Life as
Story
Discovering
the New Autobiography and Writing Memoir as Literature
by Tristine Rainer
Paperback / Apr 1998 / ISBN 0874779227
Book of Myself
A Do-It
Yourself Autobiography in 20 Questions
by Carl Marshall; David Marshall
Hardcover / Jan 1997 / ISBN 0786862505
The Remembering
with Love Journal
by Elizabeth Levang
Hardcover / Feb 2003 / ISBN 1577491262
Chapters
Writing
the Adventure of Your Life
by Dion DiMucci; Andi Litt Wiener
Paperback / June 1998 / ISBN 1558745874
Recalling Your
Memories on Paper, Tape or Videotape
How to
Preserve Valuable Memoirs for Your Family or the Public
by Margaret G. Bigger
(Paperback) - Revised Ed. / June 2002 / ISBN 0964060647
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