Download or read book Memorabilia and Memories Shared written by Will Kalinke and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grandparents want to leave some memories for their grandchildren, but may have a difficult time reading or writing. Memorabilia and Memories Shared offers assistance to them and to their grandchildren. Intended to be read together, it seeks to job important memories of times gone by. Guided questions will help grandparents and grandchildren to collaborate in creating a verbal or written account of those precious memories. In an example of this method, author Will Kalinke has written his fondest memories in Memorabilia and Memories Shared with the hope that others will do the same thing. After you've dabbled with this book, you should be ready to try to write your own treasured memories for your loved ones. Record your memories for the generations to come. Focus on exploring, creating, expanding, and recording important memories to offer a bit of yourself, a true legacy, for posterity. It is more important to capture memorabilia and memories and that of loved ones-today, before it is too late.
Download or read book Nanna s Button Tin written by Dianne Wolfer and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nanna's button tin is very special. It has buttons of all shapes and sizes and they all have a different story to tell. But today, one button in particular is needed. A button for Teddy"--
Download or read book Memories and Memorabilia written by Lynn Bonsey and published by . This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Scrap Your Stuff written by Jan Mollet Evans and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2006-02-02 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If You Collected It, You Can Scrap It! Empty those shoeboxes and "junk" drawers, collect your photos, explore the attic-and create keepsake albums to display and share! 28 projects celebrate all the best days and special memories of your life. Scrapbook page ideas and full instructions from dozens of top artists. Complete materials lists including where-to-buy info. Don't keep your memories locked away any longer! Jan helps you sort, sift and select treasures to create amazing pages you can enjoy, display, and share. Step-by-step instructions and materials lists are included so you can re-create your favorite pages, or adapt the ideas for one-of-a-kind pages of your own.
Download or read book Legacy Memories Memorabilia Journals written by Suzanne McNeill and published by Design Originals. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preserving your past for current and future generations is important. The projects in this book are designed to help you preserve your family memories with photos, mementos, postcards, maps, letters, tickets...all those precious keepsakes that have been tucked away!
Download or read book Stoneboat Journey written by Will Kalinke and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2010-12-30 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard sits, surrounded by his loving grandchildren, in the midst of yet another difficult Wisconsin winter. Fighting the cold, cuddling close to a blazing fire, they say, Tell us a story, Grandpa! Tell us a story! Grandpa Richard is happy to oblige, and so begins a nostalgic journey back to the 1920s, when Richards family struggled to survive in rural parts of the far northern United States. A mix of fact and fiction, Stoneboat Journey is one mans look into his family history and how their history related to and affected the history of our country. Richards family was comprised of German immigrants, living and fighting to thrive through blizzard, fire, and tragic loss. Richard, once a shy a withdrawn young man, finds himself thrown into the mix, as well, accepting a leadership role at a very early age. In his unexpected leadership role, Richard finds happiness, purpose, and wisdom that last into his later years. Stoneboat Journey is more than a family memoir. It is the memoir of a developing America. Many of our current creature comforts are based on the difficult lives of these early families, struggling to make ends meet. The story of Richards family is the story of America.
Download or read book Victims and Vultures written by Will Kalinke and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2011-01-27 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a day like any other, Will spotted a young man lying on the side of the road. He invited the young man into his car and promised him a night of safety and rest. The youth, Paul, accepted the offer. Will had no idea that that daythat decisionwould change his life forever. He and Paul would soon become the targets of a sadistic rapist and wannabe murderer named Tim. Paul knows his hunter. When Paul was twelve years old, his grandparents took in a drifterTim, who stayed at their house for a cheap price while acting as handyman and babysitter to Paul. It wasnt long before the abuse began, and Paul became the victim of brutal sexual assaults for several years, all of it kept secret from his family. Paul thought he could escape; he couldnt have been more wrong. Victims and Vultures is a chilling tale of a monsters insatiable obsession for his victim. Will sees the horror in Pauls reality, as old man and young man band together to fight back against a vicious attacker. Slowly, Will watches Paul change from an insecure, terrified creature into a self-assured leader, willing to act as bait for the bloodthirsty Tim. But in the end, will it be the victim or the vulture who lives to see another day?
Download or read book Mark and the Mystic Marble written by Will Kalinke and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A marble is just a marble-unless it's a magic marble. And a troubled teen is just a troubled teen, unless that teen is Mark. After watching his mother die in a terrible car accident, Mark gives up on life. He loses interest in school, family, and friends, and unexpectedly, he heads off in search of meaning-and an escape from the pain he feels over the loss of his loving mom-with only her favorite marble to protect him. His trip takes him as far away as Florida to San Francisco, California; all the while, his frantic father, Willis, still mourning the death of his wife, is on the search for his lost son. Willis fears the worst; he has come to expect as much. Just like his son, he finds himself in a state of disrepair over losing the love of his life. All the while, the marble glows, making Mark wonder whether the marble has a special power. Mark and the Mystic Marble is a story of surviving tragic circumstances and seeking identity even in the face of terrible challenge. Mark has choices on his lonely road. He can choose to continue running from his painful past, or he can choose to turn back and face his problems with love, understanding, and power. It is ultimately Mark's choice, but the marble may have its own ideas, as well.
Download or read book Grandma Is a Saint written by Will Kalinke and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2011-01-27 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Marten is immature, irresponsible, and newly released from prison. Set in his devil-may-care ways, he is shocked to learn of the murder of his beloved Grandma Mary. He is even more shocked to learn he has inherited her full estate and multiple international business holdings. Immaturity soon falls by the wayside as James is forced into a position of extreme responsibility. He remembers Grandma Mary well, having always thought of her as a saint. The more James learns of his dear grandmothers past, however, the more he begins to doubt her sainthoodand the more he realizes his inheritance may be a death sentence. James is led down the path of a disturbing mystery: who would want his grandmother dead? And are the same people trying to put him in the grave as well? Grandma Is a Saint is the retelling of the effects of one womans life and the secrets she passed onto her grandson. What occurred within the missing gaps of Grandma Marys life? What does it have to do with James? And will he be able to solve the mystery before the personal dangers attached to his inheritance bring him down? A nontraditional coming of age tale, Grandma Is a Saint will keep you guessing as James Marten grows in ways he never expected.
Download or read book Adoption Detective written by Judith Land and published by Wheatmark, Inc.. This book was released on with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A passionate love affair between high school sweethearts creates an accidental pregnancy during a sultry night on the shore of Lake Michigan. Rebecca's unforgiving parents banish her to an unwed mother's home where she secretly gives birth to a baby girl. Her daughter Judy is placed in the loving care of foster parents before being callously given to Mario and Rosella Romano for adoption on her first birthday. Reoccurring visions and fantasies of her birthmother plague Judy's consciousness for three decades until a life-changing passage into adulthood causes her to question why she was abandoned. What begins as a simple investigation into her medical and ancestral history slowly evolves into a passionate quest to discover her roots. Through good timing, perseverance, and a few small miracles, Judy eventually solves the mystery of her origins. But will the woman she has been seeking welcome Judy back into her life? About the Authors Judith and Martin Land live in Colorado and Arizona. They told the entire story of Judith Land's adoption, from her birth through adulthood, to provide the reader with unique insights into the mind of an adoptee at various stages of her life.
Download or read book Loved to Death written by Will Kalinke and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As youngsters growing up in the same neighborhood in Mulberry, Florida, Bob and Jill shared a special relationship. But they would never let their love and affection for one another stand in the way of their ambitions. Their young love faded when Bob and Jill separated to attend different collegesJill in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Bob at the University of Southern Florida. Careers, marriages, and almost thirty years followed. When Jills husband dies unexpectedly, she returns to her childhood home and is pleased to learn that Bob too is newly single. The two forty-eighty-year-olds reconnect and find common interests in dancing, music, travel, and enjoying meals and drinks together. The young flame of love burns as hot as ever, and the two decide to seal their commitment to each other by getting married. Bob, a people-loving person, realizes Jill can be controlling and manipulative, but he loves her nonetheless. This may be his last and most fatal mistake. Bob confides his fears in one person. But will he be able to prove its really murder?
Download or read book Memories of Days Gone by Do You Remember When written by Janie M Standifer and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose for writing and sharing the artifacts in Memories of Days Gone by do you remember when...??? is to acknowledge the beauty God has given us in people, places and things. Please take a moment to enjoy this journey with your family and friends as you laugh together over these past memories and as you reflect on the history represented by these memorabilia. This historical reflection contributes to awakening the imagination and hopes of our children, as they build new memories for the future. Our God has promised a beautiful future for all families of the earth to enjoy according to Revelation 21:2-7.
Download or read book Memory Book Projects written by Cathy Fulton and published by . This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capturing Memories has had the pleasure to be involved in several local history projects in which we helped collect and publish the shared memories of local elders. In each project, a customized "memory-sparking" workbook was created and distributed to community elders. An overwhelming number of the workbooks were completed and returned to the historical societies. Community members also shared personal photos and mementos. The stories were transcribed, illustrated with the images, and published as Memory Books. Capturing Memories would like to encourage other communities to conduct their own "Memory Book Project." This book is a director's guide to the collection of community memoirs. It provides detailed instructions for conducting a Memory Book Project--whether you are working for a historical organization, preparing a church or organizational history, or putting together a book of family stories.
Download or read book Out in Evansville written by Kelley M. Coures and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2023-04-24 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From arrests and ostracization to public festivals and drag shows, the LGBTQ+ people of Evansville have walked a twisting path to their current existence. In the early days of the city, local newspapers harassed and bullied members of this group, even going so far as to encourage them to commit suicide. A series of murders in the 1950s and 1960s left Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender population of Evansville without justice and validation. The AIDS epidemic of the 1980s did the same. Happily, things have changed. Today, the city's LGBTQ community is out and proud, and thousands attend the annual Pride parade down Main Street. Looking back on more than a century of uneven progress, Kelley Coures unfolds this often tragic yet at times hopeful story.
Download or read book Dreams Not Forgotten written by Will Kalinke and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03-07 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dreams Not Forgotten presents a loving portrait of a man named Bill who has overcome the obstacles that would stop many in their tracks. Author Will Kalinke shares the ups and downs that Bill has encountered in his forty-six years of life. Although his mother passed away when he was just five, he held onto the dreams for his future that she shared with him before she died. Those dreams helped sustain him through many challenging times of intense pain and anguish, when others may have dissolved into anger and frustration. Bill serves as a model of courage, fortitude, and hope for a better tomorrow despite obstacles of today. An unexpected sequence of events brought Bill and Kalinke together to set the scene for this compelling story, a real-life mystery of survival. Bill stands as an inspiration because he has recognized the differences that make him unique and he has maintained his fortitude, patience, attitude of love, and appreciation for God. He has found the path to a happy and meaningful life that builds upon his positive attitude and clear vision of his own capabilities. He is one of those special people whose actions help to make miracles happen; follow in his footsteps from unbelievable circumstances to miraculous results.
Download or read book The Grandparent s Book of Shared Memories written by Reader's Digest (Australia) Pty, Limited and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every grandparent has a story to be told and this beautifully illustrated keepsake album is the perfect place to tell it. It offers a place to record stories, reminiscences of memorable events and funny incidents that every family holds dear, together with important dates and facts and a family tree. The album includes pages for keeping and preserving family photos and special pockets for collecting clippings, mementos and other memorabilia. A 32-page instruction book, Exploring Your Family History, located in a pocket inside the back cover, provides all the information needed to create a family genealogy, including where to find government and other records, computer research, Internet resources and much more. Together they let grandparents preserve a lifetime of precious memories in an album that will be treasured for generations to come.
Download or read book Mom s Life Journal written by Romney Nelson and published by . This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Kind and Thoughtful Gift for Mom. A Lifetime Memory for The Family. This is Mom's opportunity to share her life story in her very own guided journal that can be kept as a forever keepsake for generations to come. Learn all about Mom's life from childhood, teenage years, adulthood and parenting by allowing her to share those special stories and memorable moments. 'Mom's Life Journal' includes: - Over 100 guided questions to help bring together the special memories and stories that may never have been asked or shared before. - Full-color interior and illustrations making it unique to other publications that are printed in B&W - Spaces to provide photos, notes, and other special memories or memorabilia - A Family Tree template to add generational information - Paperback at 8 x 11 inch or SPECIAL Hardback Edition with Gloss Cover at 8.25 x 11 inch. - Plus, much more! 'Mom's Life Journal' is the perfect gift to record all of her memories and stories in this beautifully created guided journal. This could be the once in a lifetime opportunity for Mom to share her life story. Perfect for: A Mother's Day Gift Birthday Gift Christmas Gift Scroll up and purchase Mom's lifetime memory journal TODAY.
