Janice Kelley
Inpiring Meaningful Connections to the Natural World
Writer & Editor, Discover magazine published by the Sacramento Bee. Wrote feature stories, assigned stories to writers and photographers and proofread regional lifestyle magazine before going to press.
Other credits includes publication of more than 100 feature stories in regional and statewide magazines with a focus on recreation, lifestyle, education, the arts and health.
Researcher & Writer – The City of Rocklin chose to develop its annual report to the community as an illustrated calendar to highlight city departments, services, volunteers and events to describe the character of this family oriented community. Janice selected themes for the pages, conducted interviews and worked closely with the graphic designer on layout and production.
Janice was co-director of “If This House Could Talk” community history project. Clicking on project title links to blog.
This project engaged residents in one of Sacramento’s oldest neighborhoods – where homes are 100 years old or more. Neighbors participated in a series of “how to” writing and art workshops. They gathered to learn how to research the history of their homes and how to write their own family stories.
The culminating event featured signs displayed in resident front yards sharing stories in images and short narratives.
Other workshop topics included the changing role of kitchens, mapping the assets of your neighborhood, identifying architectural styles and how to become a “house detective,” by researching archival records of homes and neighborhoods. Janice received a National Storytelling Network Member Grant to support this project.
The invention of the stove and access to indoor plumbing transformed kitchens beginning in the 18th and 19th centuries. In larger homes, kitchens were built in a separate sunken floor building to keep the main building free from smoke.