Diaries may conjure up visions of middle school girls writing about crushes or anthropologists uncovering new material about a significant historical figure; however, journaling is a tool available ...

“Dear Diary” is how I begin every foray into the past. I penned my very first entry — dated “July 25th, Year of Our Lord 1137” — in first grade. Already a future queen at age 15, I became a bride and ...