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Workshop # 1 Preserving Family Photos & Memories

                                     tell it like it was

Did you know? That the average life expectancy of a traditional photo is 25 to forty years? Digital photos printed on home computers may last only 2 to 10 years.

Did you know? Storytelling answers a basic human need that can bring healing to a family.

Did you know? You can capture the events in your life, or in your parents and grandparents lives to create a unique family legacy. Start now before it is too late.

·Learn family photo options --organize, identify, label, scan and preserve family photos.

·Explore family story telling choices -- interviewing, story webbing,

        family brainstorms, spiritual diaries, and adding historical items from the internet

·Discover formats for sharing family history

Personal tributes, Storyteller collections, Photo albums and photo-books

                                   

       Presenter --Therese Boucher -- Family historian,  photographer, language arts teacher,

author of six  books including –Spiritual Grandparenting

More workshop ideas (day long session or two hour workshop)

1.  Preserving Family Photos and Memories (primary interest in photographs)

2.  The Art of Collecting Family Stories, History, and Photos (interest in biography)

3. Exploring Family History, Skeletons and All (history and genealogy interest)

4. Capturing Family Photos, Memories & Stories with Today's Technology (computer lab)

5.  "What is this world coming to?" -- Using photos, stories and video to share faith & values