I've kept journals since my teen years, placed pictures in albums before discovering scrapbooking. During my college years, there was an assignment to write up a personal history. It was a fun challenge to remember and organize a written memory of my life to that moment. I started a family blog (BlackhamBoys) and had my more targeted JenBsJourney to record my weight/fitness/books/tv topics. I also added a couple family history blogs for the Westra family. So why this one? Maybe mostly for myself; an organization of my personal history, text and links, all in one place. More condensed, an overview of everything. I've been reading a lot of memoirs, and it's interesting to see how people recount their lives and memories. It's encouraged me to reflect on my own memories, and think about my story. Nothing interesting enough for public consumption, but hopefully something that decendents might deign to read. My great-grandmother wrote her history up to her marriage, but then didn't continue after that, and I would have liked to read about the rest of her life, in her own words. So this is my ongoing attempt ...
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