<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Betsy Storm, Persona Historian]]></title><description><![CDATA[Betsy Storm: Chicago Personal Historian]]></description><link>https://www.betsystorm.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:38:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.betsystorm.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Get generations telling their stories to inspire reflection on family history and highlight the role of storytelling in strengthening bonds.]]></title><description><![CDATA[At first reading, I was surprised by an article in the December 20, 2018 “New York Post,” headlined “One-third of Americans can’t name all of their grandparents.” This finding is from a recent survey of 2,000 Americans commissioned by Ancestry and conducted by One Poll. Other nuggets: 34 percent of respondents can’t trace their family tree past their grandparents, and even that knowledge is incomplete. 21 percent of respondents can’t name even one of their great grandparents. 21 percent have...]]></description><link>https://www.betsystorm.com/post/get-generations-telling-their-stories-to-inspire-reflection-on-family-history-and-highlight-the-role</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6a7f2f328f65b1065824d8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:54:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3fc8b3_9386c9042b6c4442859df4ebe5c283b9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tony Frenzel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power of storytelling, even when it hurts.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Tell me your story,” a new friend might implore. Or perhaps a child making the transition into adulthood sits you down and demands, “Tell me your story — the real one, not the cleaned-up version.”  Our stories define us, especially because, just like the human face, no two stories are exactly alike. And as research increasingly bears out, to tell your story is to be heard in a powerful way. But for many people, sharing the less-than-sunny sides of one’s personal biography isn’t easy. And...]]></description><link>https://www.betsystorm.com/post/the-power-of-storytelling-even-when-it-hurts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6a80155329f38dcec7ef7f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:54:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3fc8b3_19494af3cd8742e4b89f8de5c4242878~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_938,h_450,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tony Frenzel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My sister, myself.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 2010 article in Time Magazine titled “The New Science of Siblings” revealed fascinating developments about how siblings shape each other — for life: “At research centers in the U.S., Canada, Europe and elsewhere, investigators are launching a wealth of new studies into the sibling dynamic, looking at ways brothers and sisters steer one another into — or away from— risky behavior; how they form a protective buffer against family upheaval; how they educate one another about the opposite sex;...]]></description><link>https://www.betsystorm.com/post/my-sister-myself</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6a8125328f65b106582a7a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:54:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3fc8b3_dae0bd0d40eb4602beeb17155d0b54b4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_936,h_642,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tony Frenzel</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>