WAGS members and the public are invited to attend any of our Life Story Writers Group Meetings. These meetings create supportive spaces for members to share writing about their personal life stories, or those of their family members and ancestors. Attendees are welcome to share their writing or to listen to others for inspiration.
Writing prompts are offered each month to help inspire your writing. The writing prompts are meant to be suggestions only. Members are welcome to share their writing on any topic related to their own lives or the lives of their family members. The current writing prompts are listed below.
October 2026 Writing Suggestions
Family Lore, Advice & Wisdom
Does your family lore include any of the following?
- Royal, noble, or infamous ancestry.
- An ancestor with a connection to a famous or infamous historical figure
- An ancestor who ran away
- To sea
- To the circus
- To seek gold in California or Alaska
- From the law
- Native American ancestry
- Mayflower ancestry
- An ancestor accused of witchcraft
- Family members who fought on opposite sides of the
- War of Independence
- The Civil War
- Some other conflict
- An ancestor with multiple spouses
- An ancestor who left a family behind or had a secret famiy
- Family lore from a category not mentioned above.
What is the best piece of advice that was passed down from an ancestor in your family?
This could be a life lesson, a saying, or just great practical advice.
