Capturing Precious Family Memories
Social Science/History | Available (Membership Required)
Psychologists note that sharing family stories across generations can strengthen bonds across generations because family members feel that they are part of the family’s narrative. In this workshop, we will use some prompts to guide conversations about the important family members, places, events, photos, and heirlooms in your lives. There are several options for this workshop. For those who bring mobile phones with recording capabilities, children and parents/grandparents can record oral histories during the session. For others, participants can jot down notes in response to the questions.
Duane Roen
Roen, Duane - has been tracing his roots since his teenage years, building a database with more than 32,000 ancestors. He and his wife, Maureen Roen, have also been recording their family history since 1978 by writing more than 19,000 daily journal entries on their children and other family members. Combining his professional and personal interests, Duane worked with colleagues to establish courses on writing and recording family history at Arizona State University. He also is founding coordinator of the Project for Writing and Recording Family History in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts at ASU.