Oscar Wilde on Biography
Nan Barnes
Today’s Memoir/Family History Quote
“Every great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is always Judas who writes the biography.”
Oscar Wilde
Today’s Literary Birthday
Kenyan naturalist and author Joy Adamson was born on this day in 1910. She is best known for her book Born Free which recounts her experiences raising a lion cub names Elsa to maturity, then training her to be released into the wild. Adamson later wrote two more books about Elsa and her cubs. Born Free was made into a Hollywood movie in 1966.
Today’s Memoir/Family History Memory Trigger
Each day we offer a question or action to help you trigger your memories of things which will make your memoir or family history richer, more detailed and more interesting. Reflect on the prompt and see what ideas it triggers. Here’s today’s:
If you went away to college, what was it like for both you and your parents when you left home?
“Every great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is always Judas who writes the biography.”
Oscar Wilde
Today’s Literary Birthday
Kenyan naturalist and author Joy Adamson was born on this day in 1910. She is best known for her book Born Free which recounts her experiences raising a lion cub names Elsa to maturity, then training her to be released into the wild. Adamson later wrote two more books about Elsa and her cubs. Born Free was made into a Hollywood movie in 1966.
Today’s Memoir/Family History Memory Trigger
Each day we offer a question or action to help you trigger your memories of things which will make your memoir or family history richer, more detailed and more interesting. Reflect on the prompt and see what ideas it triggers. Here’s today’s:
If you went away to college, what was it like for both you and your parents when you left home?