
GAB Workshops
> Looking for an activity for your book club or church group?
Try a GAB workshop!
> Would you like to attract visitors to your local history museum or bookstore?
Consider hosting a GAB workshop!
> Do you want to increase intercultural understanding among members of your culturally diverse organization? Let’s give them an opportunity to share childhood stories and cultural traditions!
Centered on a single theme, GAB workshops introduce activities designed to help participants shed the butterflies, dig into long-forgotten memories, begin writing, and discover the fun of exchanging life vignettes. The experience of reading and hearing life-story snippets energizes participants and connects them in new ways. Workshops are a delightful way to spend a morning or afternoon and to encourage community. They…
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…generally last 2 to 3 hours
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…can take place just about anywhere: in a library, bookstore, school, museum, historical society, woman’s club, faith community, country club, community center, apartment or condo clubhouse, private home, etc.
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Here is a sampling of workshop themes:
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Life-story writing: Getting started
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Growing up in _______ (Local historical societies might use this theme to elicit remembrances from area residents)
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Holiday memories
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Grandparents
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Times shared: A Love Letter to My Grandchildren (or Children)
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Treasured Object
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Forks in the Road
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My Life’s Work
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Gifts
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Smell Memories
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Autumn Memories
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Faded Photo
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If These Walls Could Talk
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Family Traditions & Recipes
Do you have an idea for a GAB workshop that you’d like to explore?