Telling Family Stories

Reviewed By: Scott Lancaster

REVIEW

This short website was written in 1995 and 1996 by Miriam H. Nadel. It gives a researched and documented format for gathering and preparing family history stories. Nadel is a PhD in mechanical engineering who developed a latent interest in family history and storytelling. She is active in Los Angeles area storytelling groups. Her website details the various reaons one might have for embarking on a family storytelling project, and she includes several memory prompts which one might use to easily begin the process. The website also includes a helpful bibliography which one might use to pursue more information.