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Welcome to the Heritage Biographies workshop's website.

We offer 2 workshops at Gwinnett Senior Center in Bethesda Park,  Celebrate Your Life and Jumpstart Your Life History Project.  Sign up information is available in Gwinnett Life or online , if you have problems or need more information  please send me an email and I will help you.  Contact Me Please

Classes begin March 20 at Gwinnett Senior Center

 Workshop Descriptions - At Gwinnett Senior Center

Jumpstart Your Life History Project (3 hour workshop) 1/20, 2/3, 2/24, 3/30 9:30am-12:30pm,  cost $35

Get down to the basics of accessing your memories and shaping them into your life stories.  Starting with a timeline of your  pivotal life events the workshop uses techniques that help you remember more details and shows you how to weave them into short stories. Please contact me before the class for the list of what to bring.  Supplies List

Celebrate Your Life! (6 weeks)  Our next session starts Tuesday Jan 17-Feb 21 and Mar 20 - April 24

Pre-requisite: Jumpstart Your Life History Project and the approval of the instructor.  This workshop explores different techniques for expanding your life story writing, helping you define your approach and goals for your story writing and/or audio recording. 6 weeks 

New!  3 Hour Workshop - Jumpstart Your Life History - at your location

We are now offering a 3 hour version of our 6 week workshop to get your started writing and recording your life stories.  This workshop is available to groups of 10 or more participants. 

This workshop is ideal for church groups, civic groups, garden and book clubs.  Please use this link to be put on the list for the next workshop. Workshop Information

New!     Mindfulness in Everyday Life Workshop - what is mindfulness?

This class is designed to help you gain greater focus, awareness and deeper connections in your relationships with others and your life.

 

Workshop dates Friday 1/27, 2/17, 3/23, 4/20 12-2pm    cost $25

Personal History Resources


Gwinnett Life Program Guide

Heritage Biographies

Library of Congress PhotoStream

The Association of Personal Historians

Soul Biographies - short provocative films

Vermont Folklife Center Archive  Field Research Guides

Personalized Historical Timelines

Oral History Toolkit

Stories 1st (audio stories)

Transom (tools for recording story)

Radio Diaries

This American Life

Hearing Voices

This site is sponsored by Heritage Biographies � 2009 - 2010