family history

Sharing Our Stories: Family History Storytelling at Northeast Library

October 19, 2014

by Tom M. Every family has interesting stories. In my own family, both my wife and my sister have started to think about how to present all that they have discovered about their own families. The library can help everyone learn how to tell these family history stories, starting with an innovative workshop on the subject presented… Continue reading
Comic book memoirs and family secrets

June 11, 2013

Several talented cartoonists have used comics memoir (also called graphic memoir) to chronicle their family stories. Alison Bechdel has rightly received much acclaim for her books Fun Home and Are You My Mother? which closely examine her relationships with her father and mother respectively. Below are several more comics which deftly explore complex familial relationships.… Continue reading
Closing the Drawers: Photo collection focuses on a family’s 80 years in Fremont

June 14, 2008

The Fremont Branch is hosting a display of photos tracing the history of a Scandinavian family and the Fremont home they shared for more than 80 years. The photos will be on display from June 17 through 30, with an Opening Reception in the Library this Thursday, June 19, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Michael Kleven… Continue reading

Sharing Our Stories: Family History Storytelling at Northeast Library