Here's a story about an Honor Your Story project in the Washington Post today! We're thrilled for the coverage of the Personal History profession. Everyone should capture their life story and professionals can help make the process manageable and even enjoyable!
I have a very strong connection to the women in my maternal line. I named my daughter after my great grandmother as another stitch to keep that connection going. A lot of the big stories of these women’s lives are filled with loss -- loss of love, loss of health and lo...
Grace Guggenheim has been a producer and executive producer of historical documentaries with Guggenheim Productions, Inc., for over twenty-five years. She has produced over fifteen documentarie...
From One Family’s Story to a Documentary Project for Public Television
(Saturday, November 9, 8:30 am)
The first half of the twentieth century represents the last era of American life to begin, for most families, largely unchanged from the lives and ex...
WASHINGTON, DC - Worldwide members of the Association of Personal Historians (APH) will gather for their annual conference in Bethesda, Maryland, November 8-12, 2013. The five-day conference is a magnet for personal historians wanting to network with fellow profession...
The Montgomery HospiceAn Introduction to Casey House video has won in the 2013 Communicator Awards competition. The sponsoring organization, the International Academy of the Visual Arts, received more than 6,000 entries from both inside and outside the USA. "The Commu...
During recent a conversation with Storyteller Ellouise Schoettler, she reminded me of the West African tale of the Cow-Tail Switch. We were musing about how there always seems to be at least one family member who understands the importance of preserving stories. They b...
