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by Jeanne Quan Reliquary – “a container or shrine in which sacred relics are kept” Dateline: March, 1970 Set the Scene: Village of Chauncey,Ohio (427 acres), foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, just a few twisting miles from Ohio University. Players: John (21) and Jeanne (22) Eckrich The couple, newly married as of December, 1969 rented their …
Three personal historian members of PHNW pandemic quest for home in print, art, photos, books and cross country journeys.
2020 was a memorable year in the Pacific Northwest and worldwide. As the pandemic raged and forest fires surrounded us, the desire for re-connection with family and friends took hold. Isolation gave way to reminiscing and taking up overdue projects. Many of us found ourselves doubling down on technology as a way to stay close. …
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During our PHNW meetings, members “talk shop” and tell each other about projects we have worked on recently. (We’ll be sharing many of those projects with you in our next blog post.) At a recent meeting, Trena Cleland talked about an initiative celebrating “family foodways” she was involved in several years ago. Trena has an …
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By Lisa Kagan (Director, Family Heirloom Arts) “The events in our lives happen in a sequence in time, but in their significance to ourselves, they find their own order… the continuous thread of revelation.”- Eudora Welty, author and photographer The Power of Stories Lisa Kagan, Director, Family Heirloom Arts Through my work as a personal …
Personal historians know holidays are the perfect time to gather family stories and honor personal legacies. Ask Trena Cleland or Gloria Nussbaum about the importance of preserving personal history. Both Trena and Gloria are members of Personal Historians NW and contributors to the December issue(s) of Northwest50Plus magazine, highlighting the different types of work being done to …
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