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Memorable Memoirs: Take Two

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Memoirs come in all shapes and sizes, but they all have one thing in common: They are not autobiographies. Rather than a straight chronology of the authors life, memoirs hone in on a specific feature of that life. The following memoirs use both traditional and unconventional formats to do just that.

Books in this Series

Russell Baker, Growing Up
Eudora Welty, One Writer’s Beginnings
Ruth Picardie, Before I Say Goodbye
Henry Adams, The Education of Henry Adams
Dave Eggers, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

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Please browse the list of available facilitators below. Then contact your chosen facilitator to discuss the timing and other details of the series. Finally, select the “Book this Series” button and fill out our online Reading & Discussion Request Form.

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Available Facilitators

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Alan Berolzheimer

By Vermont Humanities | February 16, 2018

Travel radius: statewide

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Tags: 20C Conflicts, 20C Presidents Before, 20C Presidents Post, African American Harlem, African American South, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Blue Collar America, Earth Tones, Farms Gardens, Forces of Nature, Founding Fathers, Futures, Hard Look America, Immigrants, Legacy of Race, Making Sense Civil War, March, Memorable Memoirs, Mexican Americans, Most Costly Journey, Native America, New England Uncovered, Our Civil War Legacy, Outsiders, Path to War, Seminal Statements, Slavery Civil War, Understanding Africa, When Cultures Meet, World War II Innocence

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Suzanne H. Brown

By Vermont Humanities | February 19, 2018

Travel radius: statewide

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Tags: 20C Jewish, 20C Presidents Before, African American Harlem, African American Memoirs, African American South, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, American Stories, Based on Real Life, BIG Books, Blue Collar America, Booker Prize, Border Crossings, Canadian Diversity, Changing South, China Transform, DCF Winners, Dogged Resolve, Eight Great Greek, Experience My World, Exploring Graphic Novels, Family History, Farms Gardens, Fleeing Dictatorship, Forces of Nature, Founding Fathers, From Page to Screen, Futures, Gastronomy, Genius Mark Twain, Get Real, Gilded Age, Hard Look America, Healthcare Humanity, How They Lived, Immigrants, Influential First Ladies, International Migrations, Justice, Legacy of Race, Lincoln Bicentennial, Literary Islam, Making Sense Civil War, March, Masters Short Story, Memorable Memoirs, Mexican Americans, Most Costly Journey, Mysterious Lens, Native America, Native American Literature, Never-Setting Sun, New England Uncovered, pandemics, Path to War, Pilgrimage, Poems to Share, Portraits of the Artists, Pulitzer Plays, Reintroducing Greece, Required Reading, Retellings, Revenge, Rise of English Novel, Robert Frost, Romantic Ideal, Seven Deadly Sins, Shakespeare Mix, Soldiering On, Sustainability, Ties That Bind, Understanding Africa, Vermont Reads, War and Humanity, What a Character, Womens Literature

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Merilyn Burrington

By Vermont Humanities | February 19, 2018

Travel radius: Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle

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Tags: 20C Jewish, 20C Presidents Before, African American Harlem, African American Memoirs, African American South, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, American Stories, Based on Real Life, BIG Books, Blue Collar America, Booker Prize, Border Crossings, Canadian Diversity, Changing South, Eight Great Greek, Exploring Graphic Novels, Family History, Fleeing Dictatorship, Founding Fathers, Futures, Genius Mark Twain, Healthcare Humanity, How They Lived, Influential First Ladies, International Migrations, Justice, Legacy of Race, Lincoln Bicentennial, Making Sense Civil War, March, Masters Short Story, Memorable Memoirs, Mexican Americans, Mysterious Lens, Native American Literature, Never-Setting Sun, New England Uncovered, Our Civil War Legacy, Pilgrimage, Portraits of the Artists, Pulitzer Plays, Required Reading, Retellings, Revenge, Romantic Ideal, Seminal Statements, Seven Deadly Sins, Slavery Civil War, Soldiering On, Vermont Reads, War and Humanity, What a Character, Womens Literature, World War II Innocence

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Elayne Clift

By Vermont Humanities | February 19, 2018

Travel radius: Bennington, Rutland, Windham, Windsor

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Tags: 20C Jewish, African American Harlem, African American Memoirs, African American South, Based on Real Life, BIG Books, Booker Prize, Border Crossings, Canadian Diversity, Changing South, Earth Tones, Experience My World, Fleeing Dictatorship, Forces of Nature, Futures, Hard Look America, Healthcare Humanity, How They Lived, Immigrants, Influential First Ladies, International Migrations, March, Masters Short Story, Memorable Memoirs, Native American Literature, Never-Setting Sun, New England Uncovered, Outsiders, Pilgrimage, Portraits of the Artists, Required Reading, Retellings, Robert Frost, Romantic Ideal, Seven Deadly Sins, Sustainability, Ties That Bind, Understanding Africa, Vermont Reads, What a Character, Womens Literature, World War II Innocence

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Rachael Cohen

By Vermont Humanities | February 19, 2018

Travel radius: statewide

Posted in Facilitator, Reading and Discussion

Tags: 20C Jewish, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, American Stories, Based on Real Life, BIG Books, Blue Collar America, Booker Prize, Border Crossings, Canadian Diversity, Changing South, China Transform, DCF Winners, Dogged Resolve, Earth Tones, Eight Great Greek, Experience My World, Exploring Graphic Novels, Family History, Farms Gardens, Fear No Labor, Forces of Nature, Founding Fathers, From Page to Screen, Futures, Gastronomy, Genius Mark Twain, Get Real, Hard Look America, Healthcare Humanity, How They Lived, Immigrants, Influential First Ladies, International Migrations, Justice, Legacy of Race, Lincoln Bicentennial, Masters Short Story, Memorable Memoirs, Most Costly Journey, Mysterious Lens, Native America, New England Uncovered, Our Civil War Legacy, Outsiders, Pilgrimage, Poems to Share, Portraits of the Artists, Pulitzer Plays, Reintroducing Greece, Required Reading, Retellings, Revenge, Rise of English Novel, Rise of Nazism, Robert Frost, Romantic Ideal, Seven Deadly Sins, Shakespeare Mix, Sustainability, Vermont Reads, What a Character, When Cultures Meet, Womens Literature

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Jean Gerber

By Vermont Humanities | February 19, 2018

Travel radius: Caledonia, Essex, Orange, Washington, Windham, Windsor

Posted in Facilitator, Reading and Discussion

Tags: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, BIG Books, Blue Collar America, Booker Prize, Canadian Diversity, Dogged Resolve, Earth Tones, From Page to Screen, Immigrants, Memorable Memoirs, Native America, Pilgrimage, Portraits of the Artists, Reintroducing Greece, Sustainability, Vermont Reads, What a Character, When Cultures Meet, Womens Literature, World War II Innocence

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Mary Hays

By Vermont Humanities | February 19, 2018

Travel radius: Caledonia, Orange, Washington

Posted in Facilitator, Reading and Discussion

Tags: 20C Jewish, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Based on Real Life, BIG Books, Blue Collar America, Booker Prize, Canadian Diversity, Changing South, DCF Winners, Dogged Resolve, Experience My World, Family History, Fleeing Dictatorship, Forces of Nature, Founding Fathers, Futures, Genius Mark Twain, Get Real, Hard Look America, Healthcare Humanity, How They Lived, Immigrants, Influential First Ladies, International Migrations, Justice, Lincoln Bicentennial, Masters Short Story, Memorable Memoirs, Mexican Americans, Most Costly Journey, Native America, Native American Literature, Never-Setting Sun, New England Uncovered, Our Civil War Legacy, Outsiders, Path to War, Pilgrimage, Poems to Share, Pulitzer Plays, Required Reading, Revenge, Romantic Ideal, Seminal Statements, Seven Deadly Sins, Slavery Civil War, Ties That Bind, Understanding Africa, Vermont Reads, War and Humanity, What a Character, When Cultures Meet

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Cheryl Heneveld

By Vermont Humanities | February 19, 2018

Travel radius: Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans

Posted in Facilitator, Reading and Discussion

Tags: African American Harlem, African American Memoirs, African American South, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, American Stories, BIG Books, Booker Prize, Canadian Diversity, DCF Winners, Dogged Resolve, Eight Great Greek, Founding Fathers, Futures, Genius Mark Twain, Get Real, Healthcare Humanity, How They Lived, Immigrants, Influential First Ladies, Justice, March, Masters Short Story, Memorable Memoirs, Native America, Native American Literature, Never-Setting Sun, Outsiders, Pilgrimage, Poems to Share, Portraits of the Artists, Reintr, Robert Frost, Romantic Ideal, Seminal Statements, Seven Deadly Sins, Shakespeare Mix, Slavery Civil War, Ties That Bind, Vermont Reads, War and Humanity, What a Character, When Cultures Meet, Womens Literature, World War II Innocence

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Florence McCloud

By Vermont Humanities | February 19, 2018

Travel radius: Chittenden, Grand Isle, Washington

Posted in Facilitator, Reading and Discussion

Tags: 20C Jewish, 20C Presidents Before, 20C Presidents Post, African American Harlem, African American Memoirs, African American South, American Stories, Based on Real Life, BIG Books, Booker Prize, Changing South, DCF Winners, Dogged Resolve, Eight Great Greek, Experience My World, Family History, Fleeing Dictatorship, From Page to Screen, Gastronomy, Genius Mark Twain, Hard Look America, Immigrants, International Migrations, Lincoln Bicentennial, Masters Short Story, Memorable Memoirs, Most Costly Journey, New England Uncovered, Path to War, Pilgrimage, Poems to Share, Portraits of the Artists, Pulitzer Plays, Required Reading, Retellings, Rise of Nazism, Robert Frost, Romantic Ideal, Seminal Statements, Seven Deadly Sins, Shakespeare Mix, Ties That Bind, What a Character, Womens Literature, World War II Innocence

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Barbara Mieder

By Vermont Humanities | February 19, 2018

Travel radius: Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, Lamoille, Washington

Posted in Facilitator, Reading and Discussion

Tags: African American Harlem, African American Memoirs, African American South, American Stories, Based on Real Life, BIG Books, Booker Prize, Canadian Diversity, DCF Winners, Dogged Resolve, Eight Great Greek, Family History, From Page to Screen, Gastronomy, Genius Mark Twain, Get Real, How They Lived, Immigrants, Influential First Ladies, International Migrations, Justice, Masters Short Story, Memorable Memoirs, Mysterious Lens, Native America, Native American Literature, Never-Setting Sun, New England Uncovered, Portraits of the Artists, Reintroducing Greece, Required Reading, Retellings, Rise of English Novel, Rise of Nazism, Robert Frost, Romantic Ideal, Seven Deadly Sins, Soldiering On, Ties That Bind, Vermont Reads, What a Character, Womens Literature, World War II Innocence

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Jim Schley

By Vermont Humanities | February 19, 2018

Travel radius: statewide

Posted in Facilitator, Reading and Discussion

Tags: 20C Jewish, African American Harlem, African American Memoirs, African American South, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, American Stories, Based on Real Life, BIG Books, Booker Prize, Border Crossings, Canadian Diversity, Changing South, DCF Winners, Earth Tones, Eight Great Greek, Exploring Graphic Novels, Family History, Farms Gardens, Fleeing Dictatorship, Forces of Nature, From Page to Screen, Futures, Genius Mark Twain, Get Real, Hard Look America, Healthcare Humanity, International Migrations, Justice, Legacy of Race, March, Masters Short Story, Memorable Memoirs, Mexican Americans, Most Costly Journey, Mysterious Lens, Native America, Native American Literature, New England Uncovered, Path to War, Pilgrimage, Poems to Share, Pulitzer Plays, Reintroducing Greece, Required Reading, Retellings, Revenge, Rise of English Novel, Rise of Nazism, Robert Frost, Romantic Ideal, Seminal Statements, Seven Deadly Sins, Shakespeare Mix, Soldiering On, Sustainability, Ties That Bind, Understanding Africa, Vermont Reads, What a Character, When Cultures Meet, Womens Literature, World War II Innocence

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John R. Turner

By Vermont Humanities | February 19, 2018

Travel radius: statewide

Posted in Facilitator, Reading and Discussion

Tags: 20C Conflicts, 20C Presidents Before, 20C Presidents Post, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, BIG Books, China Transform, Eight Great Greek, Experience My World, Founding Fathers, Gastronomy, Genius Mark Twain, Influential First Ladies, Lincoln Bicentennial, Making Sense Civil War, Masters Short Story, Memorable Memoirs, New England Uncovered, Our Civil War Legacy, Outsiders, Pilgrimage, Portraits of the Artists, Reintroducing Greece, Retellings, Revenge, Rise of English Novel, Rise of Nazism, Robert Frost, Romantic Ideal, Seminal Statements, Seven Deadly Sins, Shakespeare Mix, Soldiering On, Understanding Africa, War and Humanity, What a Character

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