This Meeting Will be Online (Zoom) Only! Registration Is Required Below!
May 21st, 6:30 pm Mountain Time
Program Description
Everybody has a unique story, sometimes they are just waiting for someone to ask it. We collected all the facts and figures, but not nearly enough of the personal stories…stories that add a powerful dimension to the facts and figures”. Brad Hoopes loves history, especially the World War II era.
A few years ago, he learned that the Library of Congress collects the stories of veterans. He decided to start interviewing veterans locally. He bought a video camera and just started doing it. He has interviewed more than 500 Northern Colorado veterans of various conflicts. He focuses on the human experience and perspective, which adds a powerful dimension to the facts and figures. The same is true in our genealogy, our ancestors’ lives are more than facts and figures (birth, marriage, death). Their stories add a powerful dimension if we can find them.
Brad Hoopes will share some of the stories he has collected, as well as some suggestions for how to collect your own stories from family members.
Presenter
Brad Hoopes has had a passionate project of interviewing and preserving the stories of veterans for the last 16 years. This has led to an all-out effort to honor veterans in any way he can, serving on numerous veterans boards and committees. An off-shoot of his WWII veterans project, was a book he wrote “Reflections of Our Gentle Warriors” and publishing his monthly magazine, “Remember and Honor.” Brad is a CSU graduate and lives in Loveland.
All visitors interested in genealogy and family history is welcome to join our online program!
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