Life Stories & Family History in Legacy Videos
As a Video Biographer, my clients often tell me they’re overwhelmed by all their old family photos. If you grew up before the digital age, you can probably relate – especially if you were born in the 30’s, 40’s or 50’s, as many of my clients were. After recently helping my 80 year old mother …
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.
Did you know that most households didn’t have a television until the 1950s? Or that cell phones and personal computers were ideas found only in science fiction in the 1930’s? What then did our grandparents and great grandparents do for fun as children?
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.
Are you looking for a truly special 75th Birthday Gift? For a parent or grandparent? Your spouse? A dear friend? For a 75th Birthday Gift that is certain to touch their heart, give the gift of a lifetime – capture their life story, family history and memories, in their own words, for your family to …
Read moreA Special 75th Birthday Gift: Their Life Story in a Legacy Video
Family Documentary Videos are memoirs on video focusing on family stories and history. Memories of people, places, and things are documented on video or film, often combining interviews with photographs, letters, maps, and other memorabilia. The final product is preserved as a digital video document, or DVD. Learn more.
You may have heard the old proverb, “Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations”. In Japan, the expression goes, “Rice paddies to rice paddies in three generations.” The Scottish say, “The father buys, the son builds, the grandchild sells, and his son begs.” In China, “Wealth never survives three generations.”
Around the world, there are many different variations all used to describe the tendency of the third generation of a family to squander the wealth obtained by the first generation.
Are you a Chicago Cubs Fan? Check out this 1938 home movie of the Chicago Cubs playing at Wrigley Field! The fans certainly knew how to dress for the occasion, looking sharp in their suits and ties. Note the Ricketts name on the building on the background (a relative of the current owner?) and the …
Have you ever heard your parents or grandparents use a word or phrase you weren’t familiar with? It may have been slang they learned when they were younger. Below are a few slang words and phrases that were popular in the 1930’s, 40’s and 50s. Do you recognize any? Do you recall hearing any that …
I recently came across a photo of my great grandmother as I was cleaning out an old box. She was standing next to a flower bush wearing a white polka dot dress. I vaguely remember her…her voice, her laughter, her smile, her personality. I must have been about 10 when she passed away. Looking at …