Remembering – a round-up page of resources

Here at Evalogue.Life, we recognize the power of remembering. This might include remembering your own life, helping someone else remember theirs through an oral history interview, or honoring your ancestors. We have conducted thousands of interviews and people helped write dozens of life stories. Our website is full of resources, so this page is a round-up of tools, resources, and articles to help you remember.

Remember who you are:

To start, we hope you enjoy this short video on the power of remembering who you are and how this relates to the theme in your story:

Helping young people remember:

• Article entitled, Remember who you are: an article on helping young people form a positive identity through remembering ancestors and other family stories
• Children, technology and family stories = magic
• Short video with FamilySearch CEO Steve Rockwood on the power of getting young people involved in family history

Remembering ancestors and honoring those who came before us

• An article on why pioneer stories help us work harder and be more grateful: https://evalogue.life/pioneer-stories-help-us-work-harder/
• How remembering someone who passed away helps with grief: https://evalogue.life/how-remembering-someone-who-passed-away-helps-with-grief/
• Article entitled, “The power of remembering ancestors”
• Remembering veterans because “Every uneventful day is a gift.”
• The Library of Congress Veteran History Project
• Here is a resource page with oodles of free templates and tutorials so you can help you someone you love remember their life through oral history
• Great interview questions to interview someone or to write your story (this is our most popular page of all time)

Remembering your life and writing about your life

• How to write an autobiography
• Don’t underestimate the power of remembering through journaling. Article: How to start or boost a journal writing habit
• Remembering through writing. Check out this article: Why writing a memoir is possible
• Here is a resource page with loads of resources on writing about your life or family history
• Article: The healing power of music and memory
• Article: Work – a critical piece to your story
• Article: in writing a life story, ask “what are my talents? what are my superpowers?”