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I was delighted today to welcome Diane Burley from Musings of a Storyteller as my guest in anticipation of her program for Projectkin on Tuesday, July 29th, at the Atlantic-friendly time of 10 am / 1 pm PT/ET or 6/7 pm BST/CET. Like all Projectkin events, this one is free and open to everyone. To participate, though, you will need to register:
As with all of our programs, a recording will be shared with all Projectkin members within a few hours of the program’s conclusion.
We started today’s program with a reference to the story Diane tells about the title “The Scoop on Memories,” a reference to the different ways she and her sons remembered an event in their childhood. It’s a story she also recounted in this post that first got my attention:
Diane reminded us why asking our elders about their ordinary lives is so important. “What were chores around the house?” for example. One of Diane’s other posts offers excellent pointers for guiding conversations to sort lore from truth:
The fun bit about these Substack live programs is that our conversations on video, get supported and expanded in the chat.
In our conversation about Diane’s grandmother making outerwear for the Buffalo winters out of burlap led Julieann to add a recollection that Marilyn Monroe was once photographed wearing a dress made of a potato sack.
If Instagram photos, TikTok and YouTube videos are to be believed, there might have been some truth to that.
Family myths, lore, and exaggerations are a little like that. Do you have such stories? Add them here and join us for the conversation on Tuesday!
An Insider Tip:
You may know that the Substack app is a terrific place to sit back and read, watch, or listen to Projectkin (or any of your publications), but did you also know that its use by your readers can vastly increase their exposure to new publications?
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Still have questions? Join your fellow family historians and genealogists here on Substack when we gather on Tuesday, August 4th. Each month, my sister publication, MissionGenealogy, hosts an Office Hours/Q&A session. These are recorded, but why not join live and get to know other community members? See ya then!
