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From: "Cece" <>
Subject: Thinking of our own Stan
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 17:07:39 -0400


as sent to me----Happy Days----Cece
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> Seniors Work to Record Memories for Posterity
> Industry Arises Around Writing and Ghost-Writing of Senior Citizen Memoirs
>
>
> VENTURA, Calif., Sept. 10, 2005 -- A group of older citizens from a local
> church here get together every week to talk, but they aren't just idle
> retirees: They're busy remembering their lives.
>
> "I was a cab driver in Los Angeles for 40 years," one began. "And this is
> one of my stories. "

> The memoir group, from the Unitarian Universalist Church, published a book
> of their stories. Like older people all over the country, they're putting
> memories on paper before they are lost.
>
> "I'm writing mine for my children and my grandchildren," one member said.
> "I'd like to let them know how I felt going through life."
>
> Ghostwriters
>
> Writing senior memoirs has become an industry. Most are written by
> professionals.
>
> At a trade show in Baltimore, the ghostwriters who call themselves
> personal historians showcase their services for people who need help
> writing. In 10 years, the group has grown from 15 members to 40
>
> Read the entire article at
>
> http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Business/story?id=1063873&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

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