tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post6803946388341510114..comments2023-10-27T15:05:50.775-04:00Comments on ArchivesInfo: A "Heartwarming Story with a Little Surprise:" Don't Forget to Document the Mundanearchivesinfohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589678736004297790.post-74283395761282680022012-02-24T19:48:40.879-05:002012-02-24T19:48:40.879-05:00I am so glad you are working to get over that reti...I am so glad you are working to get over that reticence to share details. That's where the gist of the story lies! And it is always worthy of being told, though you may sometimes need to find the right match with the right audience.<br /><br />I love your theme of the greater community story--much like what I think of "The Continuing Conversation." It is that heritage passed forward that I have found valuable--and interesting--about researching local history in the communities where my ancestors once lived...or even reading nationally-known stories that have a historic basis. Even when I read the "Little House" series aloud to my young daughter, it brought home to me the point that it was the little details about how life really was in those times that makes the series endearing to me. I even like reading through hundred-year-old newspapers, just to get the sense of what day-to-day life was like in that time and place.<br /><br />By taking your suggestion and learning from your experience, we, too, take our place in a long chain of story-tellers laying down micro-history for those yet to come.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.com