Janet Keeler Wilcox
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Writer/Quilter/Gardener/Grandmother |
| Location | Blanding, Ut, United States |
| Introduction | I’ve been involved in journalism for over 60 years. Since 2008 I've been blogging both for fun and for practical uses. I give my former journalism students a lot of credit for moving me ever upward along the computer learning curve. In 2001 I earned my Masters Degree in Educational Technology from USU. In 1985 I helped start a regional historical magazine, Blue Mountain Shadows. Our team included Bob McPherson and LaVerne Tate and I served as managing editor for 20 years, retiring in 2007. In 2016 fun turned to a more focused need, when I became involved in the grass roots effort to fight against socialism and the monumental Bears Ears land grab in San Juan County, Utah. I have compiled and written 24+ books related to family history. I love the wide scope of possibilities that digital photography and publishing offers and am so thankful to be living in this era where such opportunities fuel and help orchestrate creative ventures. |
| Interests | Writing, historical research, preserving family histories, music- piano, digital scrap booking, DVD creation, traveling, teaching others to quilt, healthy eating, walking, gardening, playing games with grandkids I taught school for 25 years: Riverview Jr. High-Murray, San Juan High School 11th grade, San Juan Campus/CEU-Blanding and 7 years on Utah's Electric High School with students as far away as Egypt, and Bolivia. I enjoy quilting, and associating with creative people. In 2006 I headed up Quilting Under the Blues a two-day event for over 200 quilters. I served as Grayson Country guild president in 2011. I am married to Steve Wilcox. We have 8 children and 31 grandchildren. I love seeing them find their voice and creative talents. |
| Favorite movies | HBO series on John Adams, Sound of Music, Wonder, |
| Favorite music | John Denver, Josh Groban, Kenny G, Chopin, George Winston, Glen Campbell, |
| Favorite books | Authors: David, McCollough, John Grisham, Gerald Lund, Alex Haley, Tony Hillerman, and James Michener. Dan Brown. Books: Psycho-cybernetics, Right-Left Brain research, Michener's Centennial, Hillerman novels |
That can't really be a fish you're standing on, can it?
Motto in life? Carpe Diem -- Seize the Day, and fill it with good things