Finding Home
Posted on December 21, 2007 - Filed Under Family Memories, Networking | 1 Comment
Flickr photo:jambo13 A couple of weeks ago I was reading a blog by Keith Ferrazzi, marketing guru and well known author of Never Eat Alone, and Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time. He had a poignant post, a tribute to his Aunt Rose, who had died that very day. Keith wrote of [...]
Read More..>>Thinking of Doing It Yourself?
Posted on December 13, 2007 - Filed Under Family Memories, Media Archiving, Personal History, Photo Restoration, Video Tributes | 1 Comment
We received an email from a reader suggesting we write an article comparing the cost and time it takes to create your own keepsake video as opposed to hiring us to create a Legacy video for you. We thought this was a great idea. When you walk into your local computer store, you are met [...]
Read More..>>Packing Your Cameras For a Holiday Getaway
Posted on December 11, 2007 - Filed Under Family Memories, Media Archiving | Leave a Comment
Flickr photo: sabal-bruce Planning on a getaway this holiday season? When it’s time to pack for that vacation you’ve been counting down the days to, remember to consider bringing along these extras to make vacation photography a breeze: Bring Ziploc bags of different sizes. These are great for sand, dirt, snow, and water proofing your [...]
Read More..>>Survey Reveals Americans’ Surprising Lack of Family Knowledge
Posted on December 8, 2007 - Filed Under Family Memories, Geneaology, Personal History | Leave a Comment
Flickr photo: johnewootton Latest Ancestry.com Survey Shows How Little Americans Know About Their Families; Holidays Perfect Time to Get to Know Family Better PROVO, Utah, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ — Are you among the one-third of Americans who cannot name any of their great-grandparents? Or are you part of the four in ten Americans who know [...]
Read More..>>Creating an Oral History to Preserve Unique Life Stories
Posted on December 3, 2007 - Filed Under Family Memories, Personal History, Video Tributes | Leave a Comment
Flickr photo: c-weiss First of all, what is oral history? Put simply it is a collection of testimonies by living persons to record their unique life stories. They are not based on gossip, hearsay or rumors. Instead, oral histories are chronicles of direct observations as told by the people who witnessed the events or lived [...]
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