Preserving Life Stories in Legacy Videos
Family heirlooms offer a priceless connection to your family’s unique history. However, for an heirloom to keep it’s meaning, it’s story must be passed on as well. Otherwise, sadly, it may one day end up in the garbage in the alley, at a thrift store or on an episode of ‘Pawn Shop Stars’.
What is a Legacy Video? A Legacy Video is a Video Memoir, capturing the life stories, family history and memories of an individual, couple or multiple family members – in their own words – for younger generations to know.
Are phone calls, emails and Facebook just not enough? Are you wishing you could spend more quality time with cousins, aunts and uncles? Perhaps it’s time to get everyone together for a fun filled Family Reunion!
Here are a number of great Family Reunion ideas to help you get started planning yours.
Do you have a box of old family photos tucked away somewhere? Are they labeled? Do you know the family members in the photos? Where they fit on the family tree? Those priceless old photos are windows into your family history and preserving them now will give your family a chance to know their unique story.
Discover what makes your family unique. See 10 Family History Activities that Grandparents to Grandchildren can do together to learn more about how their ancestors impacted on who the family is today.
These family history activities will give everyone an opportunity to better understand and appreciate their foundations and family legacy while providing a more complete record of the family history for future generations.
Is your family from Chicago? Below are a number of Chicago Genealogy Resources that can help you discover more about your roots and the lives of your ancestors in Chicago.
Starting to feel a little overwhelmed with all the names and dates of your recently discovered ancestors? A Family Tree, at a glance, offers a visual road map showing just how your relatives are related and to what generation they belong.
Grandparents are the jewels of our families, but their role as keepers of family history and sage advice is often overlooked. Here are five questions you can ask your own grandparents to learn more about your history and their life story.
Do you have an album or box of old family photographs? Are they labeled? Unfortunately, most were not as it was assumed families knew the person in the photo. All is not lost, though, as you may still be able to identify your ancestors by knowing what decade a photo is from – by learning how to date old photos.
Have you ever asked your grandparents to talk about the family history only to find they’re not in the mood? Often you have to catch them at just the right time, when they’re feeling nostalgic or sentimental. Asking about family heirlooms is a great way to bring back memories and start the stories flowing.