Between the Lines: A Storytelling Workshop with Mary Jo Pehl

The Anoka County Historical Society is an inclusive organization.  We are accountable to the community for presenting and celebrating the stories of Anoka County, as well as those which still need to be told.  We invite people to join us on a journey to ignite curiosity about our past and understanding of our present."

Anoka County Historical Society

Join the discussion with Mary Jo Pehl and Daryl Richard Lawrence as they help you discover what history needs to know about YOUR family!

Here’s your chance to jumpstart your family history project with the help of two authors–-Mary Jo Pehl of Mystery Science Theater 3000 fame and ACHS's own, Daryl Richard Lawrence. Both recently took the family legacy materials left to them and created a meaningful story of Minnesota history in a new and different way. They will share their notetaking methods, anecdote organization, and even how they tackled the more unsavory aspects of their family trees before publishing their books.

We will have snacks (of course!), and you get to bring a small item that sets the stage for a group discussion involving your family story. You’ll leave the event with a starting point, a micro-story to hang more information, and the assignment to embellish important details with words, art, video, or music. 

This workshop is perfect for anyone interested in telling their family history, regardless of how prepared you feel to conquer the task. Mary Jo and Daryl will discuss what happens if you’re not a good writer, how to handle rejection, and reaffirm that YOU are the expert on your own story. Join us on this grassroots vision of what history needs to know about you!

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