Reflection and Connection
by Heidi White – WriteWord Associates Now, more than ever, we need human connection. As COVID-19 continues to keep people apart: in quarantine, under lockdown and sheltering-in-place, it’s so [Read more...]
DOWNSIZING: A HOME-BREWED PROJECT
By Judy Wagner, Videographer – Family Video Timecapsules Last year, our LSP Blog page had a great piece with advice on downsizing by one of our leaders, Ronda Barrett. (See it here: Downsizing: A [Read more...]
Selling Storyteller Gratitude
Gratitude. What a rich and emotion-packed word, capable of attracting tender and cool-hearted alike. It was that word that got me [Read more...]
You’re in the Navy now!
By Pat McNees This photo surprised me, as I had no memory of Arlin serving in the military, though we were long-time friends and nearly cousins. Arlin Close was born exactly a year before me, [Read more...]
A Gift that Keeps on Giving
by Heidi White - WriteWord Associates Until we reach a certain age in life, we don’t fully understand what it means to slow down. As children and youth, we want to get older and grow up so we can [Read more...]
How to Keep Your Good Intentions from Turning into Regrets
by Sheryl Sieracki, Legacies of a Lifetime When people learn that I help others preserve their memories and life stories, their response is typically, “Wow, that’s great! I really need to do that [Read more...]
Weaving Stories and Photos
by Teresa Townsend, Tapestry, LLC Seeing the faces or places mentioned in a story helps bring it to life, and having the story behind a photo brings new meaning and appreciation to it. This was [Read more...]
The Bucket Test – How to Determine Which Life Stories to Share
by Debbie Brodsky, DMB Pictures, LLC/Video Storytellers About 6 months ago, our extended family was on vacation together in Florida. My husband, an avid Syracuse fan, was excited to go to the Bowl [Read more...]
Downsizing: A Time for Reminiscence and Capturing Family History
by Ronda Barrett, Honor Your Story More and more of my clients are Boomers helping their aging parents downsize. The whole family is overwhelmed with the decisions about what to get rid of and [Read more...]
Making A Family Heirloom Into A Good Story For Future Generations
By Judy Wagner, Videographer – Family Video Timecapsules We cannot keep everything passed down from our ancestors. We cherish some items because they remind us of our heritage or early memories, [Read more...]