Building Your Field(s) of Dreams
Social Science/History | Available (Membership Required)
Since its release in 1989, the movie Field of Dreams has captured the imaginations of millions of people who have seen it. And at least one line from the movie (“If you build it, he will come.”) has become a call to dream about possibilities and to follow those dreams. Each year, more than 300,000 people visit the iconic field near Dyersville, Iowa. Even an episode of American Pickers included a visit to the field to celebrate Mike Wolfe’s birthday. In this workshop, we will discuss our own fields of dreams and how they have encouraged or even inspired us to pursue opportunities that sometimes may feel out of reach. We will also write briefly so that each of us has an opportunity to describe how we have pursued our dreams.
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.