"Start by asking Great Questions"

StoryCorps invites families across America to participate in its Great Thanksgiving Listen from Nov. 26-29. 

The goal of this project is to preserve the voices of a generation, in a single weekend. Equipment required is a smartphone or tablet and the StoryCorps App, available free for Apple and Android devices. The stories recorded can remain private or become part of the Library of Congress. The free app allows for up to 40 minutes per listening session to be recorded.

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20151117/NEWS/151116642/1994/NEWS

Story Corp - recording booth

The Getting Started quick ref card
https://storycorpsme.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/10/Getting-Started.pdf

Interview tips
https://storycorpsme.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/10/Interview-Tips.pdf

Review some sample questions to ask  https://storycorps.org/great-questions/

StoryCorp: How stories can transform a classroom

View this email in your browser "Telling our stories brought all of our lived realities into the classroom." —Rebecca Mieliwocki, Seventh Grade Teacher Photo: David Andrako Caitlyn, a quiet seventh grader, was bullied by the other kids in her class because she wore the same cowboy boots every day. The boots were a gift from her father, who had passed away. But Caitlyn's boots were special for another reason. After she shared her story, the teasing stopped. Not just for Caitlyn, but for everyone. Click here to read TEDBlog's latest post about how StoryCorps helps students discover the power of their own voice.  Between now and October 17, every dollar you donate to our education programs will be doubled by a special matching grant. Please give today.  Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube storycorps.org Copyright © 2015 StoryCorps, All rights reserved. We want to share more StoryCorps with you. You are receiving this email because you downloaded the StoryCorps app. Our mailing address is: StoryCorps 80 Hanson Pl Brooklyn, NY 11217 Add us to your address book

StoryCorps launches new project: The Great Thanksgiving Listen

View this email in your browser It may still be August, but it's never too soon to start planning for the holidays! And this Thanksgiving, StoryCorps wants to be a part of your family's traditions. Our Founder and President, Dave Isay, was on Good Morning America yesterday to share some exciting news about The Great Thanksgiving Listen. Click here to see Dave on GMA.   On Thanksgiving weekend 2015, StoryCorps will join forces with ABC, NPR and TED to record interviews between students and their elders across the country. Our educational partners will include Facing History and the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS). The Great Thanksgiving Listen will use smartphone technology to foster meaningful connections among families, communities and classrooms. Plus, with permission from the participants, each interview will be uploaded to the StoryCorps archive at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. Are you an educator who's Interested in being part of #TheGreatListen? Sign up for a free toolkit here Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Support our work if you believe every story matters. storycorps.org Copyright © 2015 StoryCorps, All rights reserved. We want to share more StoryCorps with you. You are receiving this email because you recorded an interview, made a contribution or signed up for our mailing list. Our mailing address is: StoryCorps 80 Hanson Pl Brooklyn, NY 11217

Listen to your mother

Dear StoryCorps Friend,     Sunday is Mother's Day and the perfect gift is already right in your hand! Why not take a short break from the brunches and barbecues and record a conversation with your mother using the new StoryCorps app? You can download the app here. Together, you'll create a lasting memory that you can preserve forever.   Ask your mom...   How has being a mother changed your life? What are some special memories you have of your mom? What are your hopes and dreams for my future and yours? What songs did you sing to me as a child? Using the app's step-by-step directions, it's simple to honor your mother while preserving her wisdom, memories, and voice forever at the Library of Congress.   If you're unable to be with your mom this weekend, get together with a sibling, friend, or spouse and share some stories about a woman who means a lot to you. Listen closely--you never know what you'll learn about the extraordinary women in your life! Warmly, Robin Sparkman Chief Executive Officer   P.S. Click here to listen to some amazing Mom stories other StoryCorps app users have shared! P.P.S. In honor of Mother's Day, please add the tag thanksmom to your stories.   Amplify the voices of women everywhere. Support StoryCorps today.

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"story prompts to help trigger memories"

Another app that can be used to capture your family history can be found at Legacy Stories. Thanks to Marjorie Turner Hollman for sharing this.

LegacyStories.org is a free living history library that provides life story learning, recording, archiving and sharing to families, professionals and groups.

Our intuitive technology offers a variety of options to compose and record legacy stories including multi-media story pages, oral history slideshows and the ability to record powerful Pict-Oral Memories with our Apple and Android mobile app.

Our members can also link stories to over five billion ancestor records in the official family tree of humankind. We'll show you how to discover your highest priority "legacy stories" and tell them in ways that will fascinate loved ones generations to come.

screen grab of Legacy Stories webpage

The recent post on StoryCorps
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/04/capture-that-family-history.html

Library: Family story time - 10:30 AM

Gather the family for story time at the Library. This event starts at 10:30 AM in the public meeting room. 

If you can't make this today, plan on it for the first Saturday each month through May.

family story time, 1st Saturday of the month

This was shared from the Franklin Library webpage
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2015/01/saturday-family-storytime.html

Franklin Library: Clifford

For the youngsters, Clifford the Big Red Dog will appear at the Franklin Library Friday morning. Bring you camera to take some photos for this story time that starts at 10:30 AM.

Clifford the Big Red Dog

This was re-posted from the Library webpage
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2014/07/meet-clifford-big-red-dog.html

Franklin Public Library: Story Times Resume

Sent to you by Steve Sherlock via Google Reader:

Story Times Resume

via Franklin Public Library by Franklin Public Library on 8/27/12

Library Story Times will resume on 

Tuesday September 4th

Tuesdays

Mother Goose on the Loose - Ages 0-2 - 10:30 AM

Wednesdays

Terrific Twos - 10:00 AM

                       Time for Tales - Independent 3,4,5 year olds - 10:30 AM

Thursdays

Story & Craft - Ages 4 & 5 - 10:30 AM

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Parmenter School: Story Walk

StoryWalk is an exciting initiative that combines a children’s story with a popular walking route, developed in September 2007 by Anne Ferguson in Vermont. Ferguson conceived of StoryWalk as a way to inspire parents, teachers, and caregivers to take young children on a short stroll that will be fun for all.

While the current book will stay up all year, Girl Scout Troop 80913 of Franklin will be hosting a GRAND OPENING this Saturday, October 30th, from 2-4pm.

The walking trail is located behind the Parmenter School in Franklin.


Organization: Girl Scouts of Eastern MA (Troop 80913)

Franklin, MA