Join Karen Stanbary, LCSW, AM, CG, CGG in her course during SLIG Fall Virtual 2024.
Genealogists value the power and legacy of the written word. We all love to research. Some love to write. Others, fueled by intimidation and self-doubt, guiltily procrastinate the writing, secretly hoping for a miracle. This course may just be the beginning of a miracle.
Karen Stanbary will share her passion for storytelling. Trained as a clinician, she will blast away your writing obstacles and empower you to finally memorialize the stories that deserve to be preserved.
This all-new course adapts the successful structure widely applauded in national writing workshops, making it a bit gentler.
Students select from the following topics:
- Document one event in the life of a recently deceased ancestor such as a beloved parent or grandparent. Employing a deep dive into documentary sources, the writing will pinpoint the event within a historical context.
- Document the oral history about a treasured family heirloom. The writing will tell the story while stressing the meaning of the piece to the family. Documentary sources will add texture to the tale.
- Document your ancestor's participation in a specific military engagement, incorporating images as possible.
- Document the historical context and the story hidden within a family photograph.
Between classes, students will engage in anonymous peer review and will edit their work with a focus on creative, but tight writing. The final piece is intended to preserve the stories down through generations.
This course will be held on Mondays from September 30 to November 4, 2024 (no class October 14th) from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm MDT.
View the complete course schedule here.
Registration for this course and other Fall Virtual 2024 courses opens at 12:00 pm MDT on Saturday, May 18, 2024.
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