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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 “Mini Memoir” Contest!
An exercise I particularly like to use in workshops is the six-word memoir. This is based on Smithmag.net and their popular six-word collections. For more information click here. The idea is rumored to have started with Ernest Hemingway. He was chall...
How to Get Started on Your Life Story.
In a previous post I mentioned that I was traveling to Dawson Creek, British Columbia. I ran two life stories workshops there for the South Peace Hospice Palliative Care Society. One of the questions that came up frequently was “How do I get ...
Monday’s Link Roundup.
Better late than never! This Monday’s Roundup has some great ideas for family history gifts and holiday scrapbooking. You’ll also find some interesting memoir links, particularly the one from the Philadelphia Inquirer on Celebrating the ...
Grab Their Attention With A Story.
I’m flying off tomorrow to Dawson Creek in Northern British Columbia. I’ve been invited by the South Peace Hospice to present two workshops for the community on life stories and their importance. I’ve been looking for a way to open ...
How to Retain Clients Who Can’t Afford You.
I’m sure that many of you have had the experience of a potential client eagerly wanting to engage your personal history services but unable to afford the cost. It’s disappointing. But here’s a word of advice. Don’t immediately...
Monday’s Link Roundup.
Our Link Roundup has a little Canadian seasoning this Monday. There’s a link to a Canadian magazine of shared family stories and memoirs. The other link leads to a story about 82 years of Canadian Immigration to the UK. The records are now onl...
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.
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