Workshops
Jump-Start Your Project
We at Populore are happy to be doing this. Gathering and organizing information, and presenting it as effectively as possible, is exciting and rewarding for us, and we are not too modest to say we’ve learned a lot about it over the years. So, like most people who have gotten pretty good at something they enjoy, we are always looking for ways to pass on a bit of what we’ve learned. In the early days, we traveled all over giving classes and workshops. Lately we’ve found plenty of opportunity to share with people closer to home. We are especially grateful that West Virginia University is home to a Bernard Osher Foundation program—an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. OLLIs around the country match up people who know something with people who want to learn. OLLI at WVU operates in Morgantown, WV, and the Charleston, WV, area, serving bright, curious learners over 50 and volunteers who enjoy teaching and meeting people. Read more.
Upcoming Workshops
Osher Lifelong Learners Institute (OLLI) at WVU
Spring 2024 Class
Personal and Family History Writing Projects
Rae Jean Sielen
Tuesdays, April 16–30, 10:00–11:45 a.m.
Morgantown, Classroom B
Take steps to make your dream a reality. You CAN finish your book! Topics will include strategies for organizing material and considerations as you compile, write, and produce your work (e.g., sources, voice, truth, project scope, layout, software, photographs, printing/binding). Participants will be able to begin identifying approaches suitable for their own goals, materials, audience, and budget. Handouts will be provided and examples of completed projects shared, with the instructor highlighting key decisions made by the books’ authors. Topics related to commercial publishing ventures such as how to sell manuscripts, find agents, and negotiate contracts will not be covered.
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For information about OLLI or to register (required), see OLLI’s “About Us.”
