Writing Workshop: “How to Live Forever” – Leaving a Personal Legacy for Future Generations – ROEN

There are many ways to reflect on our lives, but an especially import question to ask is “How do I want family and friends to remember me?” Of course, it is a very personal question, but it gets at the core of who we are. What are your values? How have those values guided your journey through life?  How have/will those value shape the memories that friends and family have of you now and when you are gone? How will your life connect you to future generations? We will write about our personal legacies (so please bring paper and pen or a laptop).

Duane Roen has been tracing his roots since his teenage years, building a database with more than 32,000 ancestors. He and his wife, Maureen Roen, have also been recording their family history since 1978 by writing more than 19,000 daily journal entries on their children and other family members. Combining his professional and personal interests, Duane worked with colleagues to establish courses on writing and recording family history at Arizona State University. He also is founding coordinator of the Project for Writing and Recording Family History in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts at ASU.

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