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  • Annette Gendler

    I'm the author of three books: How to Write Compelling Stories from Family History, the memoir Jumping Over Shadows, and a children’s book. Occasionally, I offer online workshops, but mainly, I write my Substack The Past and the Present.

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    Author, Historian, Genealogist and Story Collector

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