Have you ever wished for some guidance in gathering or writing your own stories for your children or grandchildren? Dr J Daniel Hess, retired Goshen College professor of journalism and continuing consultant in communication, invites you to join in this basic life story process.

"As I assemble my own family's stories, I'm pleased to share what I'm learning about how to jog my memory, how to use family snapshots, how to build time lines and family trees, how to use old maps, how to interview old-timers, how to build scrapbooks, and, of course, how to tell or to write stories. But don't expect lectures."

"In each class we will work together, like a happy crew of archeologists, unearthing and dusting off the formed and half formed, the whole and the broken, the significant and the ordinary bedrocks that shape the terrain of our lives. Believe me, you'll have something to show your grandchildren for all your work begun here."

Classes are May 7, 9, 14 and 16 at 2:00 - 3:30 pm at the Music Center, Room 110. There is a $40 course fee.