Wayne Groner, Personal Historian

08/07/2021

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

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

06/15/2021

I changed subscription services on my blog, Your Memories, Your Book at www.waynegroner.com, and invite you to subscribe today. If you're already a subscriber there's nothing to do--except tell your friends. Send me your mini-memoir and you might see it on my blog. Check blog for details. Thanks a million!

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

04/01/2020

Linda and David Brown have a vision and a plan for one Midwest city in which no one sleeps outside. Read their story at www.waynegroner.com. Photo of Linda and David Brown by Keshia Burks.

03/24/2020

It was an adventure of a lifetime for Boy Scout Jonathan Allen and his friends. Read his mini-memoir on how they were changed for the better at www.waynegroner.com. Photo of Jonathan Allen by Wayne Groner.

03/16/2020

The libraries in Springfield and Greene County, Missouri have canceled all room reservations indefinitely because of coronavirus cautions. See top of the library's website, https://thelibrary.org/, for updates. Therefore, my class on writing your memoir on the first Saturday of each month at the Library Center will not be held until further notice.

The 10-branch Springfield-Greene County Library District offers free materials and programs for every age. Stop by one of our convenient locations or see what catches your interest today.

09/23/2019

Interested in writing your family history? Read practical tips on how Eve and Phil Jones wrote theirs, at www.waynegroner.com. Photo of Phil and Eve Jones courtesy Phil Jones.

06/17/2019

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.

05/18/2019

If you've been putting off writing your memoir, maybe you should consider hiring a ghostwriter. Read my guest post at Spiritual Memoirs 101 on what it costs, how to find a ghostwriter, and what you can expect working with one.

Does this describe you? You have a story —an important story—but it's still in your mind and heart . Or maybe you’ve started writing y...

04/09/2019

Museum on the Square Executive Director John Sellars describes the trolley car exhibit to members of the Greene County Historic Sites Board. The Springfield, Missouri museum is under renovation and will feature many interactive exhibits when it reopens in September of 2019. Photo: Wayne E. Groner.

03/27/2019

Number 12 in my 12 Tips for Writing Your Memoir or Life Story. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/12-tips-writing-your-memoir-life-story-wayne-groner

01/15/2019

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.