Family Reunions and Memoirs

Archiving and Preserving Family Memories

The Georgia Room

Hello and welcome to the first presentation in the First Wednesdays series. This series will work to instruct and inform patrons on how they can archive and preserve their family memories. 1

Planning Your Family Reunion

We begin the series with Februarys presentation that covers two topics.

The first presentation will focus on how to plan a family reunion. We will go over details that will be essential in planning your family reunion.

Who Do You Invite?

Close Family reunionExtended Family reunionWill close family friends be invited?Decide how narrow or how extended the reunion will be this will determine many aspects

How Far in Advance Do You Need to Plan?

Depends on who is invitedDepends on travel arrangementsDepends on accommodations

Where Do You Host the Reunion?

Depends on:Length of the reunionDaytime EventOvernight EventMulti-Day EventLocation ActivitiesHost FamilyHistorical/GenealogicalConvenienceCost

How Often Should You Host Reunions?

Whenever you want to!

How To Write A Memoir

be yourself, speak freely, and think small

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How To BeginWriters are the custodians of MemoryDetermine the tone of the memoirDetermine what media you will use to make your memoirWhat point of view will you use?What about privacy? Or intimate details?

Tone For Your MemoirA formal tone- a careful act of literary construction suitable for publishing

An informal tone- a mixture of history and family memories for children or close family

Memoirs and MediaWhat media do you want to useWritten history Pen & paper, word processor, etc.Oral history Voice recording app, tape recorder, etc.Visual history (videos/photographs)Camera, smart phone, etc.A mixed media memoir

A Memoirs Voice* Dont try and be a writerWrite the way you speakPersonalityHumorIdiomsWord usage

Point of View (POV)

First Person Point-of-ViewMemories from ChildhoodMemories from AdolescenceMemories from Adult LifeA Parents Point-of-ViewMothers Point-of-ViewFathers Point-of View

Privacy and Intimate DetailsWrite as you remember itAre you writing this memoir for family use only?Or do you wish to publish it?Common courtesy to show relatives pages in which they are mentioned

Questions

referencesPlanning Your Family Reunion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBpV63pjE68 (Music)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIz2jm4GPRE (Video)

How to Write a Memoir

https://theamericanscholar.org/how-to-write-a-memoir/#.VqkNDporJxA (Content)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0WNh6ZFm84 (Music)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMCTHe5cRQQ (Video)

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