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Writing Assistance Form

Glen Elder City Hall
213 S Market, Box 55
Glen Elder, KS  67446

Phone:
785-545-3322
Fax:
785-545-3342
E-Mail:  glcity@nckcn.com


...Include dates, names, locations, events, directions -- details --  BE SPECIFIC!


 

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Memoir Lane


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The following form should help you easily get started writing about any of your past memories

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When writing, include identifiable details.
In other words,
BE SPECIFIC...  
Include the following:

 

 

Recalling My Past – Memoir Worksheet

 

My Name: _________________________  Telephone #:_________________


Some idea helpers of past experiences or occurrences that you might enjoy recalling or that my children or grandchildren might like to hear about follow:
                                  

  • Events I recall

  • Holiday times

  • School memories

  • Farm living and farm work

  • Pets and/or Farm Animals

  • Occurrences when I was young.

  • Home life

  • Neighbors I remember

  • Weather / Season I recall

  • How Glen Elder used to be

  • How / Where I used to play

  • Friends I had and things we did

 

1) The Memory / Experience I want to write about is: __________________________________

 

2) I was ___________ years old when the experience occurred. 

 

3) What year season (approximately) did the experience take place?  _______________

 

4) What time of year did the experience take place? _________________

5) Where did the experience take place? (Be specific, include location, directions, landmarks…)
 

6) Who/what shared the experience with you?(Name names of friends, family, pets, animals…)


7) How/ why was the experience special to you?

6) Describe the Experience:  (BE SPECFIC!  What exactly happened?  What did you see, hear, feel and taste?  Why was it fun? Why was it not fun? Did it make you happy or sad? Was it pleasing, or not?, Etc.)

 

 7) When the experience took place I (my family) was living  (describe exact location).

8) My parent’s names are: _____________________________________________________

9) My brothers & sisters names are: ______________________________________________


10) Other Information: ________________________________________________________

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