For Immediate Release

Contact: Tom Taylor, (801) 580-3256, tom@picturesandstories.com, or

Paulette Stevens, (801) 261-5203, paulette@thepersonalhistorian.com

Saving your life, one story at a time. A free workshop series from the Association of Personal Historians will show you how.

Ready for a break from the endless drama surrounding celebrities and politicians? Do you long to hear real stories, about real people - honest, heartwarming, and inspiring? 2010 is the year to focus on the people who matter most. Gather and preserve the stories of ordinary people in your life who live truly remarkable lives: your grandparents, parents, children, siblings, and yourself. Yes, your own life story deserves to be recorded, shared and remembered.

Through a series of free workshops, the Utah members of the Association of Personal Historians (APH) will teach individuals and communities to transform their personal and family stories from fleeting memories into tangible heirloom keepsakes. These workshops will be held at various locations along the Wasatch Front to guide participants through the myriad ways they can preserve their stories and histories. Professional personal historians will give pointers and share resources for writing and editing, interviewing, working with pictures, recording video and audio formats, printing books and many other essential aspects of bringing these important stories into a lasting form.

Whether you plan to do the work yourself, or hire a professional, APH members are ready and willing to guide you toward positive results. Take this opportunity to see completed personal histories and get ideas.

Can't attend a scheduled workshop? Experienced APH members are also available to speak to your group, ready to share inspiring, thought-provoking, and information-rich material and resources for creating personal histories.

Preparing Personal & Family Histories Workshop Series

(all are Thursday Evenings at 7:00 pm):

Utah County: Orem Library, 58 North State, Orem

January 14th: Introduction of Personal & Family History

March 11th: The Writing Process, One Story at a Time

May 13th: Output, Publication, Print and Video, Ethical Wills

Salt Lake City: Main City Library, 210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City

January 21st: Using Pictures in Your History

February 18th: Crafting the Stories for Your History

March 25th: Making Your History Live and Last

Summit County: Park City Library, 1255 Park Avenue, Park City

January 28th: Using Pictures in Your History

Wasatch County: Wasatch County Library, 465 East 1200 South, Heber City

February 4th: Using Pictures in Your History

Salt Lake City Anderson Foothill Branch, 1135 South 2100 East, Salt Lake City

February 11th: Using Pictures in Your History

March 18th: Crafting the Stories for Your History

April 8th: Making Your History Live and Last

Salt Lake County: Whitmore Library, 2197 East Fort Union Blvd, Cottonwood Heights

March 4th: Life Story Writing

May 6th: Life Story Writing

July 8th: Life Story Writing

Davis County: Apple Village Assisted Living, 2600 Hobbs View Circle (Highway 193 just west of US 89), Layton,

March 18th: Writing Personal & Family Histories

May 20th: Writing Personal & Family Histories

July 15th: Writing Personal & Family Histories

All workshops are taught by professionals from the Association of Personal Historians (APH). Registration is not mandatory, but is helpful. To Register contact Paulette Stevens at (801) 261-5203 or online at www.thepersonalhistorian.com/workshops.html

The Association of Personal Historians is a not-for-profit trade association devoted to helping individuals, organizations, and communities preserve their histories, memories, and life stories. For more information go to www.personalhistorians.org