March is Women’s History Month and the perfect time celebrate the women in your family. Here are three easy ways to honor them.
- Tell her story. A fun project for families to do together is to record the stories of the living ladies and/or reminisce about female ancestors. Use photographs and stories to document the key moments in their lives. You can easily add scanned photos and record stories using the Vivid-Pix Memory Station Software Home Edition Bundle https://www.vivid-pix.com/memorystation. For those who like to blog, check out my Fearless Females Blogging Prompts series at https://theaccidentalgenealogist.com/2024/02/27/fearless-females-blogging-prompts-back-for-2024/. Even if you don’t blog, you can still use the prompts to start conversations and story sharing.
- Honor the women at your next reunion. If you are actively engaged in reunion planning, use the stories you recorded with the Vivid-Pix software to put together a slideshow tribute to the ladies in your family that you can share at your next reunion, or virtually with family via Zoom. Create a Photo Book or Memory Wall to use for decorations. See Vivid-Pix Prints https://www.vivid-pix-prints.com/prints-and-enlargements. Consider organizing a ceremony to present a special keepsake gift to the senior generation(s), such as a personalized ornament, mug, or piece of jewelry. Explore a variety of options in the Vivid-Pix shop https://www.vivid-pix-prints.com/gifts.
- Share a Dish or Craft. Do you have the recipe for Aunt Mary’s potato salad or grandma’s brownies? Make up a batch and bring them to the reunion and distribute the recipe to attendees. Display artwork, pottery, or quilts made by female relatives, or host a session at the reunion to make a special wreath, table decoration, or other craft. Search Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com or YouTube https://www.youtube.com or ideas.
Be sure to make some time this March to remember and recognize the ladies!
