The Past and the Present
Annette Gendler, Lori Olson WhiteInspiring stories about family history (some Jewish), joie de vivre, travel, and—favorite books and recipes
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Leaving a Luggage Legacy
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For our 38th wedding anniversary this year, my husband and I did a little fun thing in the northwest Indiana countryside, where we like to hang out:
We went for an old-fashioned train ride!
Originally I’d booked a stea...
Whose Story Aren't You Telling?
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Yesterday I had the good fortune of doing a Substack Live with Lori Olsen White (@hometownwriter) on the topic of bias in family history, the recording of which I am sharing today.
Do we favor certain family lines over...
Don't Hand Over the Microphone
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Original page from my grandfather’s memoirs—it is on the inside cover of my memoir Jumping Over Shadows
When writing a family story, particularly one from family history, it can be tempting to simply quote from the letters,...
Faulty Memory and Reliable Records
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My dad in Yellowstone National Park, summer of 1960
For my recent trip to Yellowstone National Park, my plan had been to retrace Dad’s steps.
Our father, so my siblings and I learned by looking through his boxes of sl...
The View Beyond Yellowstone
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Dear Readers,
My husband and I just returned from a trip to Northwest Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park, and my head is brimming with unsorted impressions, learnings, stories, and lots of pictures.
I’ve got at least two...
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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.
Author, Historian, Genealogist and Story Collector
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