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.

September 2025 Writing Suggestions

Genealogical Research Ups and Downs

Write about your most rewarding and successful ancestral research.

• Who was this person?
• How are you related?
• Where did you find your answer?
• Was the process easy, tedious, or downright difficult?
• What advice would you give to other researchers?

Conversely, write about your most frustrating ancestral research.

• Who was this person, and how were you related?
• What roadblocks did you encounter during your search?
• Describe the steps you used to try to solve this problem.
• Are there any other avenues you might explore in the future?
• Is it time to throw in the towel and focus on a new subject?