The Importance of Family Stories

               My eldest cousin recently passed away, and I had the great fortune of sitting with him about a month ago. During my visit he and I shared family stories, and my cousin had a reputation for being a great storyteller. He did not disappoint me, as he spun quite a few stories about our […]

The Value of Oral Family Histories

Teaching and learning can occur in varied locations. Last weekend Carol and I made the annual Memorial Day visit to family cemeteries with my sister Pat, her husband Skip and their grandson Nick. One of the values of this trip is that family stories are told and added to by the other family members, resulting […]