What Kind of Person Has a Video Biography Made?
Posted on January 26, 2010 - Filed Under Geneaology, Networking, Personal History, Preserving Memories, Social Media | Leave a Comment
In talking about my business to families and individuals, I often come across the perception that you have to be “almost famous” to have a video made about you or your family. People will say, “well there’s nothing really that interesting about us. We’re just a regular family doing regular things. Nothing like the people [...]
Read More..>>2009 Association of Personal Historians Conference in Valley Forge
Posted on November 2, 2009 - Filed Under Family Memories, Networking, Personal History, Preserving Memories, Social Media | 7 Comments
If you follow me on any of the social media platforms such as Twitter (@stefanitwyford) or Facebook, you’ll know that I spent the previous week at the 2009 Association of Personal Historians Conference in Valley Forge Pennsylvania.
Having never been to the Philadelphia area, I was particularly excited to be spending time at Valley Forge, the [...]
Social Media Presentation at The Association of Personal Historians 2009 Annual Conference
Posted on August 18, 2009 - Filed Under Family Memories, Networking, Personal History, Social Media | Leave a Comment
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I am going to be presenting a workshop on Social Media at the Association of Personal Historians 2009 Annual Conference in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania (outside of Philadelphia) October 21-25, 2009.
If you’re not familiar with Association of Personal Historians, it’s a trade organization who’s mission is to advance the professional of helping individuals, [...]
Finding Your Family Online
Posted on July 23, 2009 - Filed Under Family Memories, Geneaology, Networking, Personal History, Social Media | Leave a Comment
Flickr photo:mweitkamp
In the news yesterday is a story about a couple who are engaged and planning to wed soon. What makes this story really unusual is that they have the same name, Kelly Hildebrandt, and they met on Facebook.
One night (female) Kelly was bored and typed her name into Facebook to see what came [...]
Thinking of Doing it Yourself – Redux
Posted on May 20, 2009 - Filed Under Family Memories, Geneaology, Media Archiving, Networking, Personal History, Photo Restoration, Preserving Memories, Video Tributes | Leave a Comment
A couple days ago, my friend and client Jay Steinfeld, CEO and founder of Blinds.com posted a “tweet” on Twitter (Jay is @BlindscomCEO) that read: “If you think hiring an expert is expensive, just try an amateur!”
I found myself laughing in that “I get it but it’s really not very funny” way because it’s so [...]
Pre-Production and Planning Tips for Making Better Family Videos
Posted on March 30, 2009 - Filed Under Family Memories, Geneaology, Networking, Photos & Snapshots, Preserving Memories, Social Responsibility, Video Tributes | Leave a Comment
Flickr photo:Vanessa van Dyck
Part 3 of a series about capturing the joy of family events on video
Last week we covered the first of four phases used in creating multimedia productions to capture the joy of family events – concepting / scriptwriting. This week, I we will talk about phase two – pre-production [...]
Concepting and Scriptwriting Tips for Family Video Productions
Posted on March 11, 2009 - Filed Under Family Memories, Geneaology, Networking, Personal History, Photos & Snapshots, Preserving Memories, Social Responsibility, Video Tributes | 1 Comment
Flickr photo: Meg
Part 2 of a series about capturing the joy of family events on video
Last week I introduced this series about creating videos to capture the joy of family events and special occasions like weddings, anniversaries, birthdays and holiday get-togethers. Now let’s delve a bit deep into the process by discussing [...]
Some Proud & Historic Moments this Inauguration Week
Posted on January 23, 2009 - Filed Under Family Memories, Networking, Personal History, Preserving Memories, Video Tributes | 2 Comments
I have to say that I could not be prouder of many things this week.
Being present to the Inauguration of President Barack Obama Tuesday was truly an awe inspiring event. I tuned in periodically on my television and the internet live streams to catch little bits of the various ceremonies and parades, dances and [...]
The Three Dynamics of Personal Histories
Posted on October 7, 2008 - Filed Under Family Memories, Geneaology, Networking, Personal History, Photos & Snapshots, Social Media, Social Responsibility, Video Tributes | Leave a Comment
Flickr photo: Kingsnake
Since October is Family History Month, I was already thinking about this subject for a new blog article when a Canadian writer and film producer named Robb Lucy asked that I make a contribution to his new book. Scheduled for publication in the Spring of 2009, it is tentatively titled “Legacies [...]
Read More..>>Putting the Pieces Together Again After Hurricane Ike
Posted on September 30, 2008 - Filed Under Family Memories, Media Archiving, Networking, Photo Restoration, Photos & Snapshots | Leave a Comment
It’s been a little over two weeks since Hurricane Ike slammed Houston. For awhile, we were all the press could talk about, and then real life happened and the county’s financial mess engulfed our 15 minutes of fame.
With power still out in many areas and some 400 people missing from Galveston, it will be [...]
