November 6 Activity: Organize a Story Collecting Party

You don’t have to remember your lifestory alone. You can organize a story collecting party to gather information for writing your memoir. A gathering of family members to share stories about family events can help you double-check the information you already have and seek new material to flesh out your stories.

Reunions, weddings, funerals, birthday and holiday celebrations rate well on both of these tasks: scattered relatives, each of whom has a piece of the family history to share, are i...