Comments on: Micro-History: Our Grandmothers, Our Selves

By: Sharon MacConnie Stryker

Sharon MacConnie Stryker — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 15:07:38 +0000

Enlightening to know the external forces which shape a person’s life, specifically ones who are known to us from childhood & different perspectives. Thank you.

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:40:55 +0000

In reply to Mary Novaria. Thanks, Mary! I agree, having these photos and documents (and the stories from Dick and Jani themselves when they were alive) is a real gift; one I hope to 're-gift' in the form of the book.

By: Mary Novaria

Mary Novaria — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:36:37 +0000

What a gift to have photographs and documents to draw from. I have so often imagined what my grandmothers’ (and their mothers’) lives were like… how young women left their homes, got on a ship and began a new life in a foreign country… how brave they were! You have some great stories. So glad you’re telling them.

By: Julia

Julia — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 00:17:23 +0000

In reply to Susan Greenfield. Thanks, Susan! You'll get one of the first copies. Promise!

By: Susan Greenfield

Susan Greenfield — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 18:06:55 +0000

Sounds fascinating. I can’t wait to read the book!

By: Micro-History: Our Grandmothers, Our Selves by Julia Barclay-Morton | Voices under the Sun

Fri, 05 Sep 2014 14:22:56 +0000

[…] Note: This excellent article was originally published in Women Writers, Women, Books on May 7, 2014. It is re-published here with the author’s permission. For Traditional Chinese […]

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 16:06:35 +0000

Thanks, Mary! It’s lovely to receive a response to this article. If you want to know more about the project as it evolves, I write thoughts about it on my blog periodically. I’m always happy to have conversations about grandmothers…and the way in which we tell our stories.

By: Mary Thompson

Mary Thompson — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:29:52 +0000

I agree with all you have said and can see the same things played out in stories from my grandmother, mother, sister, and myself. I’d never heard the term ‘micro-history’ before and this puts a new perspective on understanding my family history research and journaling. Thanks!