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Jennifer Jones is my collaborator for Projectkin’s new monthly series, the Speakers’ Corner. Since she’s put this remarkable program together, I’ve asked her to host the livestreams previewing each month’s program. The Speaker’s Corner invites members of the Projectkin community to step up to share their family stories in an interactive Zoom program. We hold these now on the second Thursday (or Friday across the date line) each month.

Jennifer’s guests this month, Lori Olson White and Diane Burley have stepped up to our Speakers’ Corner soapbox to share stories of beloved ancestors and elements of a legacy they’ve left behind.

* Lori, publisher of The Lost and Found Storybox, Culinary History is Family History, and a collaborator on The Bicentennial Memory Project, shares a remarkable legacy carried in a collection of glass goblets dating between 1830 and 1860, passed down from her grandmother and ancestors before that.

* Diane, publisher of Musings of a Storyteller, shares the story of Leonora Barry, Labor activist Leonora Kearney Barry.

In this preview, we touched on the high level of each story and what connects them in terms of shared legacies. A pair of referenced articles might be interesting for context in viewing this recording:

First, is an article Jennifer wrote late last week about why she’s pulled these two speakers together:

And a post Diane wrote describing her 103-year old Aunt who initially shared the story of Leonora Barry with her:

Lori hasn’t yet posted her own story about the goblet collection, but you can get a good sense for what she’s all about in the intersection of family stories and culinary history by exploring this publication:

I hope you can join us later this week for the full hour-long Zoom session as Lori and Diane share their stories of legacy on join us on Thursday October 9th.

Have you thought about a story you might like to share on the Speakers’ Corner? Jennifer is filling in the calendar for 2026, and we’d love to include you. You’re welcome to message Jennifer with questions, or just complete our simple form to get the process started. 🎉

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