What an incredible treat today. My deepest thanks to our very special guest, Taneya Koonce and all of you attending live today from across the US, Canada, and Australia. Your active participation live transformed a formal presentation into a joyful celebration of personal moments in time as captured by the ephemera of our daily life.
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Archiving your life as you live it
Today’s program came about after I read my friend Taneya of 🌳Academy of Legacy Leaders’ post about archiving your life as you live it. That sparked a larger conversation, and I was hooked. Today’s program brought that moment full circle with its own special moment with a large crowd of enthusiastic participants.
Joining us today was none other than DearMYRTLE herself. As she put it:
And the attendees went WILD.
They CLAMMORED for more.
We did, indeed. I can’t even do justice to the comments from today’s session, but an important element was an agreement settled moments after the program to schedule one of Myrt’s “WACKY Wednesdays to explore the tips, techniques, and practicalities of this kind of journaling. I know you’ll want to join in, just as I will. Register for Myrt’s WACKY Wednesday on February 25th (or the 26th in Australia/New Zealand).
Learn more about the session in Myrt’s post released just a few minutes ago:
From the session chat:
The exuberance from our audience is palpable in the recording. I’ve captured just a few of the comments as a way to keep the enthusiasm going. Please feel free to expand on these ideas and contribute your own in the comments below:1
Joyce Chancellor:
The «diagnostic» lead from that you kept from your husband reminded me of an art display in an art museum many moons ago of a person who passed away from AIDS, and there was a clear, multiple-shelf cabinet that had one bottle of each medication he had been on over time. There was also a blanket that every nurse had written or embroidered their name on. It was sad, but it was so amazing and thought-provoking.
Susan Jaycox:
I love scrapbooking, but really want to do the junk journal, especially for my travels. I was amazed at this quilt at the American Folk Art Museum in NYC. It reminded me of junk journal, if you end up with too many items. It was a 365 Day Quilt of scraps of papers. collection.folkartmuseum.org/objects/8061/365-days-of-the-year
Kyla Bayang:
I vote we all junk journal about our time together tonight!!!!! And how it impacted us and inspired us!!!
Marcia Keats Rudolph:
Mary you have sparked an idea for me! Bits of wool from the sweaters, hats, afghans, etc., I’ve knitted or crocheted, and stories about the lovely people I gave them to.
Deborah Fries:
If you are interested in incorporating images and words, check out Kelcey Ervick’s Substack, “The Habit of Art” -- everything analog.
Putting Your Hands on the Temporal Nature of Daily Life
At the risk of overstating it, today’s event has felt like a special moment when stars collide, and something very new and special was created. While we were deeply disappointed that a family emergency prevented Taneya from joining our program on Sunday, it may have been just a prelude. My dear friend and special partner in Kathy’s Corner, Kathy Stone stepped in to introduce the topic in our livestream program.
In case you missed it, I’m adding it here as a recording.
Taneya will also be my guest in a series of livestreams during the RootsTech series in March. Stay tuned for more at Projectkin.org/RootsTech.
To learn more about Taneya Koonce and the wonderful community that’s developed around her work with Legacy Leaders:
As Projectkin, we’re here to help families tell their stories in any form. I feel strongly that our collections of photos and other artifacts are key to our memories and, in turn, our stories.
Gentle edits made for clarity. Please let me know if I’ve made any errors or misunderstood your intent. I’ll gladly correct, edit, or remove any comments. These were so inspiring, I didn’t want them to be lost.
