Write Your Own Column: ; Family Members Live On in Books, Recordings

Sunday Gazette-Mail › September 25, 2006

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ABOUT 20 years ago, I bought several grandparents books and gave them to my aunts and my mother, and kept one for myself. The books had questions and spaces provided for the answers for the person to write their responses, thereby recording their life history.

My relatives loved their books, as did I. The books did not dwell on genealogy but rather the memorable events of our lives, recording for future readers what the times and living conditions were like. Our answers gave insight into our personalities, attitudes, beliefs, religious and political affiliations, etc.

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Write Your Own Column: ; Family Members Live On in Books, Recordings

When one of my aunts couldn't see to write, her daughter asked...

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