PERSONAL LEGACY WORKSHOPS

DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS, we will resume workshops some time in 2021. Personal Legacy Workshops are held at the PETER WHITE LIBRARY on the 2nd MONDAY of each month from 6-8 pm in the Dandelion Cottage Room. BELOW IS A STORY FROM THE MINING JOURNAL ABOUT OUR OCTOBER 22, 2018 WORKSHOP. http://www.miningjournal.net/news/front-page-news/2018/10/legacy-look/ Purpose: Create a story or communicate an explanation about some aspect of your life with the help of a professional writer. Format: Your project can take the form of a letter, narrative, historical timeline, ancestral review, or journal entry. Content: Your work can be about you, a relative or friend, an occurrence in your life, a piece of history that intersects with your life, or an unresolved issue you want to unpack and heal. Motivation: Your motivation can be as a family historian, a loving friend or relative, or a personal gift to yourself. Result: You’ve taken a…

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LAST LETTERS/NO REGRETS seeks to promote remembrance through writing. It began with a request from a young parent who was dying. Knowing she would miss graduations, weddings, and births, she wanted…

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