Hi Lorine, That's a great idea. I can add a few comments. I read of one suggestion when trying to write your memoirs. Take all your old photos of yourself and arrange them by each year of your life. Start at the beginning, and each time you look at that photo - you might remember something that happened that year. It could be something about yourself or something that happened around that time. When I am ready to do that, I will need to do that. I am one of those people who have very few memories of my childhood. Almost nothing before Age 6. And, my sisters can remind me of events during our school years; once my memory is jogged I can remember some things. I am always amazed when I meet someone who has a "great" memory. I once met a lady around Age 95 who could remember what she had for breakfast one morning in 1945. And just last week I saw an old friend I haven't seen for 20 years; we had traveled together in the 1980's for a weekend ski-trip. I only have a vague memory of that weekend, but he could remember that night when he told a joke and I laughed my head off. :o) I could also say that I tell a lot of stories on the Lists. And, I've been doing that since 2000. And those "memories" will always be in the archives of the many Lists I subscribe to. So, I might not remember an event one day, but I might have remembered it 2 yrs. ago. Some people have suggested that I start a Blog. But, I spend so much time participating on the Lists that I don't think I want to sit at my computer "more" time. The same with "writing a book." I have enough information to write a family-history book - a chapter for each set of great-grandparents. But, I just can't "sit" at my computer that long. Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) P.S. I lived with one great-grandmother from Age 2 to 9. She had inherited that farm in the 1930's. What did she leave me in her will? Psoriasis. :o( ----- Original Message ----- From: "Olive Tree Genealogy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 10:29 AM Subject: [ONTARIO] Sharing Memories: A Genealogy Journey > Hello everyone, > > Have you ever found a diary, letter or journal written by > an ancestor? Do you remember how excited you were to have > that glimpse into great grandma's life and character? >