"A best half of life book." Originally published: Sanger, Calif. : Quill Driver Books, 2002. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Selecting your equipment -- Choosing your format and crew -- Videotaping techniques and tips -- Helpful hints for storytelling -- Videotaping your memoirs -- Lifetime of stories to tell -- Father and mother/guardian -- Grandparents/great-grandparents -- Siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins and other kin -- Infancy/early childhood years -- Elementary school years -- The teen years -- Vocational school/college years -- Military service/the war years -- Work experiences -- Volunteer experiences -- Fabulous "firsts" -- Romantic interests -- Marriage/relationship with significant other -- Separation/divorce -- The single life -- Life as a widow/widower -- Children -- Adoption -- Parenting -- Family life -- Home sweet home -- Birthdays -- Holidays/family traditions/reunions -- Vacations/travel/retreats -- Pets/animals -- Health -- Creative endeavors -- Hobbies, pastimes and talents -- Adventures, great and small -- Turning points/decisions -- Politics -- Frightening moments and tough times -- Amazing coincidences -- Forging my own way -- The middle years -- Grandchildren and great-grandchildren -- My, how things have changed! -- Some things never change! -- Spirituality -- Mixed emotions -- "These are a few of my favorite things..." -- Role models and mentors -- Unforgettable characters and VIP's -- Faithful friends and fearsome foes -- Secrets in my heart/true confessions -- Pipe dreams and real dreams, past and present -- The later years/retirement -- Leaving my legacy -- What I want to do next -- Editing.
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