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Are you confident that your family’s home movies and printed photos are safe and sound? When you venture into your basement, garage or attic to pull out holiday décor pause for a moment. Take the time to grab any boxes of family photos and movies stored in the same area. Bring them inside, along with the holiday decorations. High heat, extreme cold, high humidity or sunlight can cause permanent … [Read more...]

David Brown and Anderson Schoenrock created BiographyNOW to provide a fast and easy way to create professionally written, hardcover "Life and Times" biography books. Anyone can do this! By using online questionnaires and conducting phone interviews, the professional writers at BiographyNOW, gather all the necessary details pertaining to a family history.  After all the relevant information has … [Read more...]

Every individual life is unique and precious; filled with day to day stories that weave together into a colorful whole. It is important to remember, that every life story is worth telling and preserving. This is the passion and life work of Nora Kerr of Memoir for Me. Nora created her company to celebrate the everyday stories we all have within us. Through detailed interviews, she creates gorgeous … [Read more...]

Having difficulty making time and energy to document your memories and digitize your legacy? Find your motivation in your purpose; namely, preserving a legacy for your children and grandchildren. You want to leave them memories, not a jumbled mess that no one understands. Set a photo of your family next to a written declaration of your goal: ORGANIZE MY PHOTOS and KEEPSAKES! The photo will serve … [Read more...]

Join me on Tuesday, October 30th at 7:15 p.m. for "Curating Your Photos, Preserving Your Legacy" at the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie, IL. An optional tour of the special exhibit Stories of Survival: Object. Image. Memory. is being offered at 6:30 p.m. The presentation is hosted by the Jewish United Fund (JUF) Women's Board. Register Online or contact Rachel Silverman for more information. … [Read more...]

These days we have so many options for preserving our stories! One fun way is to make a short video story of each item. For instance, have your children tell the exciting backstory of obtaining an autograph at a Cubs game. Another option is to have your child hold up a piece of original artwork and explain the creative process behind the piece. Keep a copy of the video with the digital photos of … [Read more...]