Wayne Groner, Personal Historian

Mary Cramer shares memories of her family from her book, My Faith Reveals God's Love, at www.waynegroner.com.

Your Memories, Your Book Personal Historian Wayne Groner can turn your precious memories into a treasured story for family and friends.

My wife Eryleene contributed a family history book to two libraries in Greene County, Missouri. The book traces my wife's Sloan family to County Cork, Ireland. It begins with George Thomas Sloan, her great-great-grandfather, telling of his service in the American Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Her grandfather, the Rev. E.T. Sloan, was a longtime Baptist minister in Greene County. More at www.waynegroner.com. Photo: The Rev. E.T. Sloan, courtesy James Lee Sloan.

Start your memoir right with an opening that grabs your reader and says, "Come on in, you can't resist this!" Part 1 of 2 guest posts by memoirist and instructor Linda K. Thomas, author of "Grandma's Letters from Africa." http://www.waynegroner.com/. Photo courtesy Linda K. Thomas.