I don’t often get the chance to share our particular approach to family history storytelling. When I do, I always ask to share the recording with you here in the Projectkin Community. Valerie Schlink and the fine team at the Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society were gracious enough to allow me to do that. I’d encourage you to look at their society and the incredible resources they develop and manage. It’s a compelling set of resources for families with Quaker ancestors.
This project was a variation on my first Project Recipe, “Project Recipe: A Map, Timeline, & Story: Two Ways.” I was visiting my brother and his family at their beach home in North Carolina and wanted to bring him a gift that might express my fascination with our family history. His home was just a few miles from where our shared Quaker ancestors had lived in the so-called Dismal Swamp area of the Albemarle Sound over 300 years ago. The project had two components:
A digital collage that was printed and framed.
A view and comment link to the digital collage.
Soon after I presented it, I realized that my audience would want to explore the collage. But, since it was a gift, I didn’t feel right sharing it as a demo. Instead, I prepared this variation that you’re more than welcome to explore. I was delighted to be able to share it through the NWIGS.
To support that presentation, I prepared this handout:
The handout refers to these two links:
Project Recipe that describes the details of exactly how this project was prepared, Projectkin.org/indiana-recipe
A digital link to the Canva digital whiteboard used for the interactive collage, Projectkin.org/indiana
And these are the slides I used.
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