FREE WORKSHOP  ·  Saturday, June 27, 2026  ·  Cedar Rapids, IA   Save Your Seat →

EraLoom Family Storytelling Workshop

Family stories don't record themselves.
(Believe us - we've asked them nicely.)

If you've been sitting with the feeling that you need to do something before it's too late - but you're not sure where to start - this workshop was designed for exactly that feeling.

Free Limited Seats Cedar Rapids, Iowa June 27
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No registration fee. No materials fee. Just the workshop. We're serious.

This is what we're talking about.

Leave with more than good intentions.

Start the right conversations

Prompts that move past "so, what was it like growing up" and into the stories your family actually wants remembered.

Capture stories simply

Approachable, low-tech ways to record and preserve what matters - starting this weekend, with what you already have.

Connect with your family's history

How the Cedar Rapids Area Genealogy Library's collections can add depth, dates, and the occasional surprise to your family story.

Leave with a plan, not just a feeling

A clear first step and a little momentum. Because "inspired but vague" is where good intentions go to die.

Where & When

Saturday, June 27, 2026
1:00 PM
The Workroom Cedar Rapids Area Genealogy Library
813 1st Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406
(Lower level of the Masonic Library building)

Free to attend  ·  No materials fee  ·  Ample parking

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Space is limited. If you're thinking about coming, that's already a yes.

Co-hosted with the Genealogical Society of Linn County Iowa

This is for you if…

You don't need to be a genealogist. You don't even have to know exactly what a genealogist does. (It's okay. Most people don't. It comes up a lot less at parties than you'd think.)

You just need to have someone in your life whose stories are still here - and a small, honest part of you that knows you'd regret not doing something about it.

Probably not for you if…

  • You've already recorded every family story and organized them into a searchable archive (we'd love to meet you, genuinely)
  • You're looking for a scanning service for old photos (we know a guy, email us)
  • You need it done by tomorrow (we take care, not chances)
A photo shows you what someone looked like.
A recording shows you who they were.

- Theresa, Founder, EraLoom

Theresa started EraLoom after losing her dad in 2023. A video she'd taken of him nearly thirty years earlier was the only thing that helped. She built this company so no family has to find that out the hard way.

She'll be at the workshop. Come say hi. She does not bite and she tells a great story about taking her dad to North Dakota.

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