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Dan Curtis - Professional Personal Historian
http://dancurtis.ca
The source for the latest news, how-tos and tips about the recording and preserving of your life story or the stories of your family.
- Author: Dan Curtis
- Listed in: Personal Reference
- Tags: oral history how to memoir Life Story personal histories video biography
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The Year of Magical Thinking.
This past Saturday I attended the Canadian premiere of Joan Didion’s play The Year of Magical Thinking, based on her book by the same name. Both her book and play are extraordinary. The Chicago Sun-Times has said: Unforgettable…Both perso...
What’s The Connection Between Reflexology and Life Stories?
I visited my local vitamin shop last week and ended up sampling a free, ten-minute reflexology treatment. My feet felt wonderful. This got me thinking. Reflexologists and personal historians face the same marketing challenge. People have heard abou...
Monday’s Link Roundup.
It’s Monday and time for some “tasty” links. One of my favorite picks this week is Slow: Life In A Tuscan Town. The book is a reminder of the potential that photos have when put in the hands of a creative story teller. My thank...
Saving Memories This Thanksgiving.
The American Thanksgiving is a week today, November 26th. This is a wonderful time to reflect on all that we are grateful for in our lives. Last year I wrote an article, Are You Ready To Make Thanksgiving Memorable? You can read it by clicking her...
How to Get Mom or Dad to Tell a Life Story.
Sometimes I encounter an adult son or daughter who’s had no success in convincing a parent to record a life story. My experience has been that if people are really reluctant, it may be very hard to nudge them into documenting their lives. I h...
Monday’s Link Roundup.
Lots of good stuff in this Monday’s Link Roundup. For Anne Murry fans, there’s a glowing review of her recently published memoir We needed her. Don’t think you can tell a riveting story in a little over a minute? Check out The C...
I like Dan's quote from Mark Twain: "There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility" True. It may not always seem so to me, I have to admit that, but nothing is without purpose or without meaning. Nothing is not worth preserving and keeping it alive for those who would want to know.
Posted: November 11th, 2009 | More Reviews From husdal | Report This Comment