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Personal History Writing Prompt: week 4

sarahkochmcbrideJanuary 25, 2021February 20, 2021
Week 4 is here already! FINAL TOPIC IN JANUARY January has focused on goals and achievements, and this week your topic is WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO LEARN FROM YOUR EXAMPLEContinue reading

Personal History Writing Prompt: Week 3

sarahkochmcbrideJanuary 18, 2021February 20, 2021
week 3: Goals and Achievements This weeks topic is another Goals and Achievements topic. What goals are you actively working on right now? Questions to think about What are your current goals?Why these goals? WhatContinue reading

Personal History Writing Prompt: week 2

sarahkochmcbrideJanuary 11, 2021January 5, 2021
week 2 topic: "What is something you taught yourself without help from anyone else?" DETAIL QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF what did you want to learn?What made you decide on this particular thing?how old were you?howContinue reading

How to replace the irreplaceable. Vintage china/tableware edition.

sarahkochmcbrideDecember 14, 2020November 19, 2020
You have been given the ultimate trust... Great Grandmas Vintage china set. You promise yourself that you will be the best steward over her dishes...then one day the unthinkable happens. CRRAAACCCKKK... calm down, dont panic!!Continue reading

Flashback Friday-4 generations, trips to Chattanooga and moms memories

sarahkochmcbrideDecember 11, 2020November 12, 2020
Decided to use this as my FBF photo because I wanted to document the 4 generations and write about my mothers memories of her summers spent with her family in Chattanooga, TN. They would tryContinue reading

Writing topic: You are given 5 minutes with any ancestor…

sarahkochmcbrideDecember 9, 2020November 12, 2020
Todays writing topic for the Personal History Journal is, "If you were given 5 minutes with any ancestor, who would you choose and what would you talk about?" things to consider I really liked thisContinue reading

Flashback Friday- Fishing in the fabulous 50’s. Little Chuckie

sarahkochmcbrideDecember 4, 2020November 12, 2020
My Flashback photo today is of my father. This photo was probably 1950-51-52?? Dont you LOVE the 50's look? I sure do. Charles.. the man, the myth, the legend... Quick Life sketch: His name wasContinue reading

Something special at Family Search: submit your stories.

sarahkochmcbrideDecember 3, 2020December 3, 2020
This is a repost from November 12th. "For Christmas this year, we here at FamilySearch want to do something special. We want to gather family Christmas stories and publish them on the FamilySearch blog. WeContinue reading

80+ great questions to ask when doing a grandparent interview

sarahkochmcbrideNovember 16, 2020November 11, 2020
GRANDPARENT INTERVIEWS I remember when I was in elementary school, the assignment was to interview a grandparent, or a relative, or someone over the age of 60. The goal was to discover what they wentContinue reading

Something special at Family Search- submit your Christmas stories

sarahkochmcbrideNovember 12, 2020December 3, 2020
Family search needs you! "For Christmas this year, we here at FamilySearch want to do something special. We want to gather family Christmas stories and publish them on the FamilySearch blog. We hope to shareContinue reading

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