Category Archives: Memories

Cubs Win!!!

Posted on November 9, 2016 by rhondakalkwarf

In case you’ve been under a rock somewhere and haven’t yet heard the news, the Chicago Cubs won the 2016 World Series. This is big news everywhere. The loveable losers have become loveable winners. Honest—there are tee shirts that laud … Continue reading →

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Saving Your Story – Step 5

Posted on March 7, 2016 by rhondakalkwarf

EIGHT GREAT QUESTIONS FOR YOUR STORY In recent posts, I wrote that creating lists, identifying a theme, preparing timelines and doing research are good steps toward creating your own personal history. Next, I was going to share information about picking … 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 3

Posted on February 3, 2016 by rhondakalkwarf

In recent posts, I wrote about how creating lists and identifying a theme were good steps toward creating your own personal history. A next step should be preparing a timeline. Start at the beginning of whatever time period you are … 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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