How to Capture Family History in a Book of My Things – Course Countdown: Day 8 – Opa’s Desk

Welcome to Day 8 of my countdown towards my online course Capturing Family History in a Book of My Things! (begins on January 16, 2022). Each day I am sharing a story about a family object, including tidbits of my process of putting it together. I hope this gives you some ideas and inspires you to come up with your own stories. And of course I’d love it if you joined the course! [image error]

Today’s heirloom: Opa’s Desk

We call this old desk “Opa’s Schreibtisch” (Opa = grandfather in German) because it use...