Family, Memory, Place: Writing Family Stories

Event Date: 
Thursday, August 25, 2022 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

What family stories do you carry with you? What story do you tell over and over? What landscape do you cherish the most? One of the deepest human instincts is to tell our life stories, to figure out who we are and what it means to be human. This interactive workshop led by Maura MacNeil explores how the landscapes of our lives shape the stories that we tell. Participants explore the themes of family, memory, and place through sample narratives and a series of short writing exercises, gaining a deeper awareness of how their stories can preserve personal, generational, and communal history.

Sponsored by the Oscar Foss Memorial Library and the Barnstead Historical Society, with support from NH Humanities.