Wright Scoop Hosts Signing in Historic Fredericksburg

Glen Allen VA based The Wright Scoop – consultant, lecturer, & wordsmith Sylvia Hoehns Wright in celebration of community heritage urges historic Fredericksburg residents to identify and record their legacy: folklore, legends and family stories.

Fredericksburg, VA, October 16, 2010 --(PR.com)-- While almost all Americans can find themselves, their ancestors, or their community through archive research, Glen Allen VA based The Wright Scoop – consultant, lecturer, & wordsmith Sylvia Hoehns Wright urges others to document their heritage – cultural diversity – through recording family stories.

On Saturday November 6th from 2 to 4 p.m. Sylvia Hoehns Wright, www.TheWrightScoop.com, hosts a reading/signing of her book A Path Worn Smooth at The Griffin, www.thegriffinbookshopcoffeebar.com, 723 Caroline St, Fredericksburg VA, Phone: 540-899-8041. Described as “heartfelt” by Bonnie W. Garber, reviewer for the Fredericksburg Free Lance Star, Garber advises readers to read Wright's book more in the rhythm of a poem and let her essays and poems speak to them.

Wright’s Book – A Path Worn Smooth
A child of the era ‘tell instead of read’ me a story, Wright using her first edition book as a guideline issued E-Book - A Path Worn Smooth, a millennium woman’s heritage – http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/a-path-worn-smooth/10645451 - which explores research techniques as well as provides tips and strategies that enable publication of family histories.

In draft format, Wright’s collection of personal and family stories received the 2006 Writer’s Connection VA Book Competition Award. Then, through donating an excerpt to an anthology – Happy Birthday, Mr. Lincoln, she is one of nation-wide contributors who were recognized by the 2009 Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge George Washington Metal for their collaborative effort to promote an understanding and appreciation of America’s rich heritage and unique freedoms.

Inspired by award recognition, Wright published her story collection in book format, A Path Worn Smooth, the story of a millennium woman’s heritage, http://www.lulu.com/content/5345570.

Wright’s Heritage -
“Although three generations removed from a Quaker heritage,” says Wright, “there is still one central guideline, there is that of God – spirituality - in everyone which continues to influence family legacy. Creating a future that holds a unique opportunity: the opportunity not to simply be a caretaker but a person who cares! To be the person who sets a Climate, not merely adjusts to a preexisting one; creates an encouraging Attitude, not practices ambivalence; is Receptive to people without losing sight of personal needs; and demonstrates Empathy for others while keeping problems in perspective. Whether in a business or civic community, be the person who 'cares'!”

Aware this legacy not only influenced her caretaker perspective but all aspects of life experience, Wright resides on family 7th generational property located in Glen Allen, Virginia. As a means to insure her family’s generational environmental commitment, she placed a portion of her property under a protective ‘scenic easement.’

In her book – A Path Worn Smooth which is dedicated to the people of her community Laurel Historic District, Wright invites readers to walk on a path worn smooth by generational expectation. Savor nostalgia for the places that are near and dear to her heart, recall family traditions and more importantly, renew experiences. Challenging all to celebrate heritage because heritage is more than a possession, it is a gift: the birthright of our children.

Project Background -
The descendant recipient of family pictures and documents, Wright first approached ownership of these documents from a geology perspective. But when the opportunity to restore her family’s grave site occurred, she research its history and recorded the research with Henrico County’s historic places department resulting in the placement of a historical marker. Solicited by the County, Wright helped create a documentary - No Stone Unturned: Cemetery Identification in Henrico.

The County selected the Bolton/Hoehns/Sheppard cemetery because it is presently the only private cemetery designated historic through the County's historic places program. In the documentary, Wright discusses the influence of the Lincoln Legacy time-period as it affect her family history and encourages other families to seek historic designation for their cemeteries, too.

She also shared her family’s history in a newly published Lincoln Legacy anthology. Solicited by the National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW), as part of their project endorsed by the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, Wright says, “As the descendant of one affected family, I question if Lincoln truly understood the rippling impact of his decisions. When I recall the image of a great-grandmother small of physical statue, I recall a person who stood tall in the face difficulty: abandoned by a husband placed in a Confederate work camp; yet risking family security to participate in an act of humanity, the sharing of her family’s grave site with soldiers of both blue and gray.

Wright’s Career History –
Committed to the welfare of her civic and business communities, Wright is a founding Director involved in the establishment of her community Laurel as a Historic District and founding member of the Massey Cancer Center’s volunteer program. Details of her business, communication or environmental activities, are available at web site www.TheWrightScoop.com or contact Sylvia@TheWrightScoop.com or call 804-672-6007.

As recipient of the Turning America from Eco-weak to Eco-chic Award, Wright challenges all to create eco-legacies, move their life-styles from eco-weak to eco-chic – ‘green’ life’s garden, one scoop at a time.

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