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The Art of Story Keeping: Saving History - One Family At A Time by Tamra McAnally Bolton We are the keepers of our stories. We either pass them down or lose them forever. The Art of Story Keeping is an award-winning book that will help you get started on your own journey to discover your family history. A semi-finalist in the Chanticleer International Book Awards, this book can break down an overwhelming task and make it doable and fun. Bolton says, "Story keeping is not about genealogy, although that may be a part of it; story keeping is about the tales and truths behind the photographs, names, and dates. It is where history begins. In the end, what makes up our family histories and our own stories all become a part of the culture we create for future generations. Most of us will not have vast fortunes to leave to our descendants, or works of art or literature to keep our memories alive, but we all have stories: those everyday happenings that accumulate with time and somehow turn into a mosaic of the person we have become. Only by looking into the past do we see the value of what most of us experience." ISSUE NO. 09
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