A family memory journal is a fun, easy way to preserve family memories. A couple of years ago I was sorting through a pile of unused journals (many given to me as presents!) and was trying to come up with a way to put them to good use.One day after a family gathering, I sat down and wrote a short description of
gathering in one of unused journals. I wrote where gathering took place, occasion we were celebrating, names of people who had attended, and anything about day that had stood out in my memory. I did this for next couple of family get togethers and then just stuck journal in a drawer somewhere.
It didn't seem like that big of deal at time, but probably a year or more later I pulled out journal again and looked at entries I had made. It was really fun reading them again. I had already forgotten some of things that had happened, or thoughts that I had at time that fortunately I had thought to write down.
I've been really forgetful about writing in my family memory journal, but in past couple of years have probably chronicled two or three family events a year. When you think about it, 25 years from now, journal will be full of family memories.
