Matt Langdon – Founder, The Hero Workshop
Posted on November 30, 2008 - Filed Under Personal History, Social Responsibility, Video Tributes | 1 Comment
he•ro |’hi(ə)rõ| noun ( pl. -roes) A person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. What is a hero? Most of us recognize the superheroes that we’ve grow up celebrating. Characters such as Superman and Spiderman, recognizable by their signature superhuman powers and Batman, while not having superpowers, makes use [...]
Read More..>>StoryCorps 1st Annual National Day of Listening, November 28
Posted on November 26, 2008 - Filed Under Family Memories, Geneaology, Personal History, Preserving Memories | 1 Comment
Flickr photo: Jana Mills Tomorrow we sit down with our family and friends to give thanks for all we have, personally as well as collectively. I recently read an article where the average organic Thanksgiving dinner costs an additional $100 more than a non-organic dinner. Organic or not, shopping for a Thanksgiving meal is no [...]
Read More..>>Hope Chest
Posted on November 24, 2008 - Filed Under Family Memories, Media Archiving, Personal History, Preserving Memories | Leave a Comment
Flickr photo: pboomerx A Hope Chest was originally used as a dowry. It was property that a woman owned and brought into her marriage. Some women could not find a suitable husband, for various factors; therefore, the dowry was used as a way of enticing a man into marriage. The idea of a Hope Chest [...]
Read More..>>Studs Terkel – National Storyteller, Gone at 96
Posted on November 8, 2008 - Filed Under Family Memories, Personal History | 1 Comment
Those of us in the personal history business feel a strong calling to help other people tell their stories. I’m not really sure where it comes from but you ask anyone who is doing this type of work and it’s a common theme. We all believe in the power of a story and the need [...]
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