Writing an Autobiography, Lifestories,
Journal Writing Ideas
Preserve Family Memories with Family History Software and other Cool Tools and Ideas
Find fun ways to make your family history projects easier ... because it is important!
Preserve family history and memories through a variety of methods, including writing an autobiography,
preserving family photos, home videos and/or keeping a journal.
Perhaps you'd really like a way to organize all your family history research, to include pictures,
genealogy and journals into a professional-looking multimedia presentation...then WOW your family with it!
Also don't miss the inspirational and how-to family history articles. They'll be a help and an inspiration
to you.
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Flunking Family History - If your children were given a "test" covering many of the details of your life, and questions about their own family's history, how
do you think they'd do?
Digital Photo Storage - When it comes to your family's digital photo storage, what are the odds that yours will ever survive and actually be seen by your grandchildren?
 Monkeys Don't Keep Journals ... But You Should. "... a difference between monkeys and humans is that humans write and monkeys don't. Don't be a monkey." Thoughts on writing and keeping a journal.
 24 Things Your Kids Will Want to Know Someday- Things your kids won't think to ask until it is too late!
What's New?
New! StoryVault.com - Archive Resource: Sit down with a family member, record them telling a story from the past, and upload it for the benefit of everyone.
A Father's Hands -
"They tied my shoes and pulled on my boots. They dried the tears of my children and caressed the love of my life. They wiped my tears when my son went off to war"
Negative Scanning Service Review - Pros and Cons
observation of my recent 800 image scanning order that I sent to ScanCafe.
New at Google - HISTORY PIN: Historical Photos for genealogy buffs, history buffs
and everybody else.
 Virtual Memorials - Online Virtual Memorials make for a beautiful and lasting memorials for your loved ones.
You might say that they are like a modern day cave wall. It is a way to pass their story and memory on to future generations.
Losing Your Family Home Videos?: Questions to ask before you transfer VHS to DVD
Book Review: Total Recall
Authors Gordon Bell and Jim Gemmell, senior researchers at Microsoft, tell about their attempt to digitally record
as much of life as possible; photos, memorabilia, phone calls etc.
Bell and Gemmell explain how technological advances in digital recording, digital storage and digital search
will make is possible for you to "reach out and touch lives in the future, allowing you to make an impact for generations to come."
Read my review of this fascinating book.
Don't Use Your Mind As A Filing Cabinet
According to popular author Jim Rohn, "The best collecting place for all of the ideas and information that comes your way is your journal."
Learn why he and I think that journaling about your life is one of the most important gifts you will ever leave your children.
Read more .... Journaling Life!
New Study: The Importance of Retelling Family Stories
A new study conducted by Emory University, and reported by The Wall Street Journal proves how important it is that kids,
learn and know family stories.
It concluded that a child's ability to retell family stories was linked to lower instances of depression, anxiety and less acting
out due to frustration and anger. Basically they are happier kids!
Read more about Family Stories
New Service...
Old Family Photos, Slides or Negatives
Collecting Dust?
I recently discovered a great photo scanning service that is helping my parents get
all those thousands of photos and slides, finally, converted to digital ... I will finally get
a copy!! I'm very excited about that. ScanCafe is my top pick for photo scanning service !
How to Easily Preserve Family Stories
to Audio with Free or Nearly Free
Online Tools.
Despite living thousands of miles apart, last weekend I deliberately
got together with my two brothers and sister via a two hour phone call
to reminisce a little and create a one of a kind audio gift for mom and dad.
Here is how
we did it...!
Don't have a cell phone with a camera for those photo op moments with your loved ones? Look at T-Mobile new cell phones that have camera and recording functions so you can that moment when it happens.
Preserve Memories "On The Spot"
via Your Phone or Cell Phone
Record journal entries or special family events, as they happen, all via a phone or cell phone. This
has the potential to be the best Christmas gift you can give this year. Life on Record
Time to Do Something All Those Old 35mm Slides!
Just Added to The Website:
Free sample autobiography templates..right from the pages of Memorygrabber. Download them, save them and fill them out...all for free!
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