Tim Russert writes of fathers’ advice and love
Posted on November 29, 2007 - Filed Under Family Memories, Personal History | Leave a Comment
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From MSNBC Article:
In his book, ‘Wisdom of Our Fathers,’ the ‘Meet the Press’ host shares stories
from daughters and sons about lessons they learned from their dads.
After Tim Russert’s book about his father, “Big Russ & Me,” became a best-seller, he received letters from daughters and sons who wanted [...]
Time to Write That Holiday Letter
Posted on November 28, 2007 - Filed Under Family Memories, Personal History | Leave a Comment
Flickr photo courtesy Bo Darville
The annual tradition of the holiday letter is a great way to keep in touch with our far-flung loved ones; an opportunity to update friends and family on career changes, family news and other achievements of the past year. Often it’s the only communication we have with some [...]
Read More..>>Thinking of Getting a New Video Camera for Christmas?
Posted on November 27, 2007 - Filed Under Family Memories, Media Archiving | Leave a Comment
Flickr photo courtesy of George
D Thompson
I’ve recently started my holiday shopping frenzy and while buying gifts for others, I’m usually motivated to buy something for my favorite person, me!
One of the items I have been considering lately is a new video camera. Every time I shop for video cameras, [...]
Read More..>>Taking Better Photos at Family Events
Posted on November 25, 2007 - Filed Under Family Memories | Leave a Comment
Flickr photo courtesy of e r i k a
Whether you’ve made the jump to digital or are still using film, here are some tips that can help you make the photos of your holiday and family events even more memorable.
Don’t be afraid to get close: While group shots are important, remember to [...]
Read More..>>Gift Options For Family Researchers Abound
Posted on November 23, 2007 - Filed Under Family Memories, Geneaology, Media Archiving, Photo Restoration | Leave a Comment
This week marks the beginning of the holiday gift-giving season. Perhaps you are wondering what you might give to a fellow family history researcher or genealogist, or maybe your family and friends are asking you for hints.
Simple, practical gifts include a disposable camera to take to cemeteries, a package of photo paper, mini-cassette recorder for [...]
Journey of Mankind
Posted on November 22, 2007 - Filed Under Geneaology | Leave a Comment
The Bradshaw Foundation, in association with Stephen Oppenheimer, presents a virtual global journey of modern man over the last 160,000 years. The map will show for the first time the interaction of migration and climate over this period. We are the descendants of a few small groups of tropical Africans who united in the face [...]
Read More..>>Photo Albums Don’t Hold the Memories, People Do
Posted on November 21, 2007 - Filed Under Family Memories, Media Archiving, Personal History | Leave a Comment
This past summer I stayed at a bed and breakfast in Colorado. It was a beautiful, well-restored Victorian home and in the parlor, hung many turn-of-the-century photos of the home and of some its residents. I asked the proprietor if she knew who the people were. She had bought the home a few years earlier [...]
Read More..>>Let’s Say Thanks
Posted on November 20, 2007 - Filed Under Social Responsibility | Leave a Comment
I just found out about a website, http://www.letssaythanks.com, where you can send postcards of thanks to our U.S. troops stationed overseas thanks to the Xerox corporation. You pick the card you want from a large selection of designs submitted by children across the country, then select a message from a variety of sentiments or [...]
Read More..>>New Traditions
Posted on November 19, 2007 - Filed Under Family Memories, Video Tributes | 1 Comment
It’s only three more days until one of our favorite holidays, Thanksgiving, is once again upon us. Celebrated annually for almost 400 years now, this is a time we come together with family and friends to give thanks for abundance and all we have to be grateful for. Some of us have traditions we’ve been [...]
Read More..>>Thanks For The Memories
Posted on November 15, 2007 - Filed Under Family Memories, Personal History | 1 Comment
Shortly after my husband Loren and I married, we moved to San Francisco to start our new careers and new life. As the moving van was pulling up in front of our new apartment, we noticed two small children sitting on the stoop of the apartment two doors down. Kent was about five, and Blair [...]
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