tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863140398540241376.post7540081972804560919..comments2019-03-12T05:40:24.049-07:00Comments on stories from things: write your memoir in 10 steps: Stories from ThingsSultan Somjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03551791432605271228noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863140398540241376.post-76200535045829969932012-09-26T14:49:56.227-07:002012-09-26T14:49:56.227-07:00I would recommend Sarah Jennings' article '... <br />I would recommend Sarah Jennings' article 'Elder care: Remembering the memories you’re making' in The Washington Times (Sept 26th 2012). Here are two paragarphs from the article and the web reference: (1)"Photo Albums: No matter what we do though, some things are going to slide from our immediate memory. Sometimes we need prompts in order to remember certain people and events. Sometimes we don’t really forget, but photos can bring memories or aspects of occasions back to the forefront of our minds." (2) "Journals: When we write down information, it is recorded in our minds differently than when we speak or go over it in our heads. Keeping a journal, whether a physical one or a digital version, is a great way to have records of happenings in your life. You can easily double check facts, or re-read entries so you can reminisce. Photos and Journals have the bonus of being a history of your life for other people to look back and remember your life." http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/communities-health-and-science-today/2012/sep/26/remembering-memories-youre-making/Sultan Somjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456929970621393124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863140398540241376.post-73138206681786490092012-03-07T14:07:34.041-08:002012-03-07T14:07:34.041-08:00The Museum of Innocence, a novel by Orhan Pamuk,a ...The Museum of Innocence, a novel by Orhan Pamuk,a Nobel-laureate,is a great book to read about objects and infatuation with objects.<br /><br />ssSultan Somjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03551791432605271228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863140398540241376.post-80244043045133849582011-11-28T12:07:45.643-08:002011-11-28T12:07:45.643-08:00Hello Lisa:
My research paper on the Kipande was ...Hello Lisa:<br /><br />My research paper on the Kipande was published by the Institute of African Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya. Try requesting the chief librarian at the University of Nairobi for a copy.<br /><br />The paper on historical material culture shows how an artifact can become an integral part of history of a nation.<br /><br />Good luck.<br />SultanSultan Somjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03551791432605271228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863140398540241376.post-526182569943327262011-11-21T08:01:49.825-08:002011-11-21T08:01:49.825-08:00Hello Mr. Somjee. I found you while doing some onl...Hello Mr. Somjee. I found you while doing some online research on the Kipande system in Kenya. I love the direction your work has taken since writing the Kipande paper. I am interested in getting a copy of that paper which I can find nowhere- Can you help me? Best Wishes, Lisa AlhendeLisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863140398540241376.post-49133245561048636462011-10-22T14:23:33.058-07:002011-10-22T14:23:33.058-07:00Hello Frankie:
Your comment opens an invitation to...Hello Frankie:<br />Your comment opens an invitation to others who have ‘things’ from their parents who served in wars and would like to write about their dads and moms. I am also thinking of the adult children of soldiers of the Vietnam War and the younger children of the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Stories from the letters sent home, photographs, badges, belts and mementoes that the soldiers may have collected in foreign lands would make interesting stories.<br /><br />I feel the children of the soldier parents have much to tell and educate us. They hold the emotions in their parents’ stories from things. Need to read and learn how the wars affected their families and lives in a personal way.Sultan Somjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03551791432605271228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863140398540241376.post-48598635649279017152011-10-22T11:58:37.190-07:002011-10-22T11:58:37.190-07:00I really enjoyed your book and plan to use your su...I really enjoyed your book and plan to use your suggestions to put together a history of my father, who served in WWII.<br /><br />Frankie Sutton<br />http://frankiesfreelanceediting.blogspot.com/Frankie Suttonnoreply@blogger.com