The Houston Oral History Project- Houston Voices Its Past
Posted on September 30, 2009 - Filed Under Business History, Personal History, Preserving Memories, Social Responsibility | Leave a Comment
Yesterday Mayor Bill White and Dr. Rhea Brown Lawson, director of the Houston Public Library, launched the Houston Oral History Project (HOHP), a web-based archive that celebrates the many voices of Houston’s past. Last summer Mayor White commissioned 100 initial interviews through the Houston Public Library. Well known civic, political and business leaders as well [...]
Read More..>>PBS – The Objects and Memory Project
Posted on September 14, 2009 - Filed Under Family Memories, Personal History, Preserving Memories, Video Tributes | Leave a Comment
From The Objects and Memory Project web site: “The documentary film and educational initiative Objects and Memory is about how we respond to history while it is happening and how we tell our stories through the otherwise ordinary things in our homes and museums that are associated with people, places, and events. The film was [...]
Read More..>>Photo Restoration Twists of Fate
Posted on September 2, 2009 - Filed Under Family Memories, Personal History, Photo Restoration, Photos & Snapshots, Preserving Memories | 2 Comments
I am always mystified and intrigued by synchronicity and in my line of work, I hear some amazing stories. People reconnected after years of searching, letters found in floating bottles reunited with the the heirs of the intended recipient, people in casual conversation that find out they are related either through friends or through family. [...]
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