Category Archives: Family

Saving Your Own Story – Step 6

Posted on April 6, 2016 by rhondakalkwarf

In recent posts, I’ve written that creating lists, identifying a theme, preparing timelines and doing research are good steps toward creating your own personal history. In my last post, I provided a list of questions to ask to help explore … Continue reading →

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Saving Your Story – Step 4

Posted on February 17, 2016 by rhondakalkwarf

In recent posts, I wrote about how creating lists, identifying a theme and preparing timelines were good steps toward creating your own personal history. The next step should be research. You may want to start by reviewing family photo albums. … Continue reading →

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Sharing Your Own Story – Step 2

Posted on January 21, 2016 by rhondakalkwarf

I wrote earlier about how creating lists is a good way to start saving your story. The next step is to consider a theme. How will you tell your story or the story of your loved one? Do you want … Continue reading →

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The Spirit Still Lives

Posted on November 16, 2015 by rhondakalkwarf

I remember Grammy. Grammy was my great-grandmother. In our family, she’s the one who took care of us.  She cooked, she cleaned, she made our lunch and she was there every day when we came home from school. As a child, … Continue reading →

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Saving Your Own Story – Step 1

Posted on September 23, 2015 by rhondakalkwarf

Have you ever thought about trying to tell your own story? Or that of a loved one? Over the next few weeks, I’m going to share some tips to help you get started. Lists. The first step is to make … Continue reading →

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Back to School

Posted on August 21, 2015 by rhondakalkwarf

The children are heading back to school in my area. I see them waiting at the bus stop. The little ones are accompanied (mostly) by mothers with coffee cups. The middle schoolers work hard to look cool, while the high … Continue reading →

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Me@20

Posted on May 20, 2015 by rhondakalkwarf

This post is a salute to the 20th anniversary of the Association of Personal Historians. Today, personal historians everywhere are blogging about our own lives when we were twenty. For more stories from the “Me@20” series, visit my colleagues Kathleen … Continue reading →

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A Mother Reminisces

Posted on May 7, 2015 by rhondakalkwarf

With Mothers’ Day approaching, I’m thinking about motherhood. Specifically, my own experience. Please forgive my indulgence today as I expound upon my joys being mother. For years, I said that each phase of my children’s development was my favorite. I … Continue reading →

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The Pastor’s Wife

Posted on February 24, 2015 by rhondakalkwarf

In 2008 when I was finishing a degree in adult development, I needed a capstone project in order to graduate. As I considered my options, I thought about a woman I know. Since she always wanted to document her story, … Continue reading →

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Follow the Journey

Posted on January 19, 2015 by rhondakalkwarf

Last summer, I happened upon information about a story I believe bears telling. Ten years ago, I discovered the father I never knew was lost at sea in 1977. Over the last few months, I’ve learned a lot about the … Continue reading →

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