Memoir Samples

Completed

• And Jill Came Tumbling After

  Jill Byrne – Tulsa, Oklahoma (School psychologist who overcame a difficult childhood, depression and divorces to attain normalcy in life.)

• Grandma and Grandpa Ransom

  About my grandparents James and Mildred Ransom and the farm on which they lived.

• Shiny Dimes and Wild Rides

  About the lives of Dr. Glenn and Patricia Chamberlin. Their daughter, Barbara Chamberlin Daugherty, commissioned me to do the memoir as a 50th wedding anniversary gift for them.

• Rich In The Fewness Of My Needs.

  Berdine Erickson’s memoir that tells of farm life near the small town of Bridge Creek, Minnesota

• Finding Home

  About the lives of Kuo-Chien (KC) and Ling-Chang Shen; their childhoods in China, their military and medical careers, their children, and their journey to the United States.

• The Seamstress And The Salesman

  Margaret and Clayton Engel’s memoir. She was a devoted housewife and he a successful salesman.

• Remember Who You Are

  Mrs. Kay Irvine, Rochester (daughter of F. Matthews, Secretary of Navy during Harry Truman administration)

• Sitting on Top of the World

  Philip Smaby, Minneapolis; retired owner of Bermel/Smaby Realty and former President NAR and FIABCI

• Sentimental Journeys

  Phil and Barb Henoch, Rochester. Phil is a retired owner of McDonald’s restaurants. Barb had a traumatic childhood living in England during World War II while her family was “stranded” for several years in East Africa.

In Progress

Memoirs for the following customers are in various stages of completion: Dr. Otto Berg (Middletown, MD), Lee and Louise Sundet (Excelsior, MN), Dick Jacobson (Stewartville, MN), Margaret Sloan, (Rochester, MN), and Marge Strauss (Rochester, MN).