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Writing a legacy letter
You have a box of old photographs on the kitchen table, a notebook of recipes passed down from grandparents, and a collection of letters that never reached their…
Preserving a Sense of Place: Recording the Homes We Have Lived In
Of all the threads running through a life story, place is among the most evocative. The homes we have lived in, the streets we knew as children, the…
Interviewing grandparents
You are sitting at a kitchen table, a stack of old postcards and a faded family photograph spread before you. The grandparent across the table glances at the…
How to write a eulogy
You arrive at a quiet kitchen table with a notebook and a deadline, the funeral service scheduled for tomorrow. The name on the program is familiar, but the…
How to Create a Memory Box That Tells a Life Story
A memory box is one of the most tactile and personal ways to preserve a life story. Unlike a digital archive or a written memoir, a memory box…
How to record someone’s life story
You walk into a living‑room where a family member has been gathering photos for years. The table is covered with old albums, a coffee mug steams on the…
Why Recording Childhood Memories Matters More Than You Think
Childhood memories are among the most fragile pieces of a life story. Unlike documents or photographs, they live entirely in the mind — and with each passing year,…
How to Organise a Family Archive: Documents, Photos, and Heirlooms
Family archives rarely arrive neatly sorted. More often they exist as shoeboxes of photographs, folders of documents in varying states of legibility, and heirlooms whose stories live only…
How to Record an Oral History Interview: Equipment, Questions, and Tips
Recording a family member’s story is one of the most meaningful things you can do — not just for yourself, but for every generation that comes after. The…
Starting a family history project
You sit at a kitchen table on a Saturday morning with a notebook, a pen, and a phone recorder. The goal is simple: capture the stories that family…