It is ideal for writing an autobiography or for getting an aging parent or grandparent to open up and, finally, get those cherished family stories preserved for the ages.
…and the responses that come from that digging, will generate the most valuable gift that you could ever give your kids and grandkids.
Memorygrabber is a PDF file, which is commonly referred to as an e-book. An e-book is simply a downloadable "book/file" and is read using the free Adobe Reader or FoxIt PDF Reader (Note: the FoxIt Reader for PC only allows one to type and save their responses on the PDF file itself. This is the most popular method of using Memorygrabber. Please see video near bottom of page!)
Of course, it will also help you organize and preserve the memories that you still cherish and have on the forefront of your memory.
Your story and life experiences are, by far, more valuable than anything else that you will leave your kids and grandkids.
Memorygrabber’s powerful memory triggers will help you preserve hundreds of things that your kids and grandkids will want to know about your life someday…
She was always good about keeping a journal about her life, but these journal excerpts were those kept by her parents, grandparents, great grandparents and then even her great-great grandfather.
The oldest journal/life history that she has in her possession is that of her great-great grandfather John Murdock. He was born in the 1790s.
On Christmas afternoons, during my later teen years, you would have found me with my nose stuck in those pages.
Everyone has a story to tell and every family deserves to know a little about from whom they’ve descended.
My hope is that this workbook will inspire you and help you to tell the story of your life ….a story that no one else in the entire world is more qualified to tell than you!
I’ve met people who have told me stories of fascinating things that they’ve done and exciting places that they traveled to.
These were stories that really gave me an insight as to who that person was and what made them the person that they presently were.
One thing I can tell you, for sure, is that when my ancestor John Murdock wrote what he did, he didn’t have the benefit of spell check like we do today! And yes, sometimes that fact is obvious in his writing.
I just wanted them to actually get started and, in the end, have something in hand…that could be passed on to posterity!
I had always been a fan of memory prompt books that I’d find in bookstores. These books had questions followed with lots of space for you to write in the answer to each question.
Eventually they’d get a little boring, so I set out to improve upon those and to come up with a "Mega" memory prompt book!
"My earliest recollection of my father is…." or "The oldest relative that I can remember, as a child, was…" are examples of completing the sentence excercises that you will find in the Memorygrabber workbook.
It is easier because it takes the pressure off of having to decide what to write about and it doesn’t require great spelling and grammar skills.
It will lead you from topic to topic, one page after another! 3. Mental "Walk-Throughs"
Use locations from your past such as your childhood home, newlywed home, your first grade classroom or your old neighborhood to recall memories!
Focusing all of your attention on a specific location from your past, you will sketch out all that you remember about minute details of that location
Trust me, the memories will come flooding back! A copy of Memorygrabber will give you many more location ideas. 4. A Quick-Response Questionaire
Much can be said with a simple yes or no answer. Then stories about why you are the way that you are can be shared.
Given a certain year and your age during that year will be the basis for matching life events with spots on the timeline
You start out by putting major life events and milestones onto the timeline first. Examples may include …
…your birth, birth of siblings, marriage, births of your children, anniversaries, job changes, started school and more.
Memorygrabber provides a simple timeline format that covers up to 105 years 6. Daily Journal Template
This will save you time and give you an unending number of things to journal or write about on a daily/regular basis 7. Self-Interview Formatted Questions
A constantly updated list of software downloads to help organize family photos, videos and more. Plus links to my favorite "memory lane" sites to spark your memories even further 9. List Creation Drills
List all kinds of things from your favorite ways to relax on a lazy Sunday afternoon to first-time experiences such as your first kiss and your first airplane ride!
Seriously, if you were to have everything that is stored in your memory put down on paper, including everything you’ve learned, heard, seen, done, experienced etc … you’d have a whole library on your hands.
"When an elder dies, it is the same as if an entire library burned to the ground" ~ African Saying
I think it amazing how a mere mention of a name from your past, a sudden scent of perfume or a glance at a long-forgotten photo can suddenly trigger a dormant memory!
I can’t say for sure, but I do know that our memories sometimes need a catalyst or a spark….a trigger!
Memorygrabber provides that spark and it will be the catalyst for you to go in and "Mine or Memories".
The Foxit PDF Reader, a free third-party resource for PC use only, adds the ability to type your answers and responses right into the PDF file.
I am a graduate student at the University of Central Oklahoma, working to complete my Master’s…
Write Your Lifestory With the Help of a Fill-in-the-Blank Workbook
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