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How to handle being the last keeper of family history

I'm the last one alive from my generation in the family and I'm the only keeper of all these stories that will die with me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The responsibility of preserving collective memory can feel overwhelming when you become the sole repository.

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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.