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Legacy: A Step-By-Step Guide To Writing Personal History Paperback - 1997 - 1st Edition

by Linda Spence


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When Linda Spence asked her aging mother to write her life story, her mother stared at a blank sheet of paper and asked-"How? Where do I begin?" In this practical guide to capturing those memories that have been stored away, Linda Spence provides the questions that are the keys to unlocking the memories that make up a life.

Beyond the vital statistics are the personal stories that tell what it was like, what we did, and why we did it, how we feel about our choices, and what our circumstances were. Through encouraging coaching, shared memories, and open-ended questions, the process of producing a personal history becomes intriguing and engaging.

With Legacy the possibilities expand: a personal record is preserved-with its myths, traditions, joys, pains, gains, and losses; a family opens a potential dialogue that will last for generations; the writer has an opportunity for insight and resolution; the culture of a time and place is noted; the tradition of personal story is revitalized, and our present and future find nourishment and knowledge in the past.

Either as a gift that can act as a shared experience as the memories are recounted or as a personal way to take account of one's experiences, often long since forgotten, Legacy is indeed a way to get one's story down.

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Legacy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Personal History is animated by the belief that every life has value and knowledge for others. A personal history is a gift to share. It can restore the connection between generations. What did another time feel like, what did you do to pass the time - or to survive - and how did you feel about your choices? The small joys, triumphs, and turning points in a life have special meaning when shared with those who know the writer and who themselves are trying to respond appropriately when life graces them with blessings or seems to come up against a brick wall. Through supportive coaching, stimulating questions, shared memories, and evocative photographs, the process of producing a personal history becomes intriguing and engaging. With Legacy the possibilities expand, and our present and future find nourishment and knowledge in the past.

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  • Title Legacy: A Step-By-Step Guide To Writing Personal History
  • Author Linda Spence
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 184
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Ohio University Press, Athens, Ohio, U.S.A.
  • Date 1997-11-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780804010030 / 080401003X
  • Weight 0.59 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 6.02 x 0.54 in (21.59 x 15.29 x 1.37 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Report writing, Autobiography - Authorship
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97-23680
  • Dewey Decimal Code 808

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Citations

  • Booklist, 10/15/1997, Page 380
  • Library Journal, 10/01/1997, Page 96

About the author

Linda Spence writes and collects Legacy stories in Mill Valley, California, where she lives and works as a consultant.

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