For Mother’s Day: Qualities I Love About My Mom
I n honor of Mother’s Day, I thought about making a list of five things that always remind me of my mom. The first three items were easy—perms, Aretha Franklin, and the telephone company—but as I considered the explanations for my choices, I realized that there was a bigger story behind the telephone company selection. One of the reasons that I picked it is because, like many Americans, part of Mama’s identity is shaped by her job. She is, as I always put it, a “telephone man”. However, it is the back-story to her forty years at the telephone company that best represents why I associate Mama with her occupation. The back-story exhibits her four most remarkable characteristics: independence, self-reliance, tenacity, and strong will. Therefore, instead of a short list of things that remind me of her, I wrote a little something about my mama, “the telephone man”. (more…)
read morePublic Speaking: Wakulla Genealogy Group
T hursday, May 3, I was the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Wakulla Genealogy Group. First of all, allow me to thank Carolyn Harvey for inviting me to speak. I also thank all of the wonderful women who attended and participated in the talk. You were all very kind and I appreciated your enthusiasm!
For those of you who missed it, the talk was entertaining and filled with stories. I stressed the importance of writing down your life stories and family history now rather than later. There were several small exercises to get the group thinking about their own lives, and the stories they want to preserve for the next generation. If nothing else, I hope everyone went home knowing that their life stories are worthy of being recorded. If you don’t believe me, just consider how often you think about your parents or grandparents and say, “I wish I had written that down…”
Lastly, Kay Hollis was the lucky winner of a brand new copy of My Words Are Gonna Linger. The book is a compilation of stories written by members of the Association of Personal Historians. Some stories were excerpts from client projects, while others were personal stories from the APHers themselves.
read moreMillie’s Rhymes & Recipes
Y esterday marked a major accomplishment for both myself and my business: completion of my first personal history book for a paid client! Mrs. Millie Koppelman was kind enough to call me after seeing my business ad in the newspaper late last year and—even though the business was new and I only had scrapbook samples—she hired me to fashion together a book featuring her three loves: poetry, cooking, and her family. (more…)
read moreNew 2012 Brochure
T oday I am unveiling my new brochure, which will be on its way to the printer by the end of the afternoon. I am happy with the way it turned out, especially since I created the design! I think that it offers enough information to get the public interested in knowing more about personal history, without getting too bogged down with details. Let me know what you think!
read moreShop Local with Mom’s Time Out Tallahassee
The Mom’s Time Out Tallahassee website posted a guide for shopping locally with MTO members, and Paperclipped Memories is proud to be one of the businesses listed. The guide is posted here for your viewing pleasure: http://www.momstimeouttallahassee.com/2011/11/blog-post.html.
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