It was a great experience connecting with our new friends Tom and Alison Taylor of Pictures and Stories at RootsTech 2016! Like us, they are a husband-and-wife team working together to help people capture and preserve their stories. Sometimes it seems overwhelming when you try to figure out where to start writing your life story. …
I took my own advice. When I teach classes and meet with clients to write their personal history, I encourage them to use times of change in their lives as a catalyst to reflect and write. I did that, and it truly was a game-changer! For members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day …
Warm tears wound down my cheeks. I don’t remember. I can’t remember. It was bedtime with my daughter. The usual hugs, kisses, cuddles and songs weren’t enough tonight. She started asking about Great Grandma Cannon, who passed away 8 years before my daughter was born. What did she look like? Like a 1940s movie star, with …
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During our recent trip to Texas, I had the privilege of interviewing my sweet sister-in-law’s mother. My sister-in-law has been talking to me for a while about wanting to write her mom’s personal history, so that was another excuse for our wonderful, multi-purpose Texas travels. I had met her mother before- eight years before, to …
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I’m a third generation native Las Vegan. With a few years of exceptions for schooling and mission service, my father has lived his entire life in Las Vegas, like his father before him. And yet I had to go to Houston to find this treasure! This is the program for my Dad’s missionary farewell Church service …
A couple of nights ago we had some neighbors over for dessert. As is often the case, people ask how the business is going, and that invariably turns to them talking about their personal or family history (side note: owning Legacy Tale is a great way to get people to share personal and family stories). …
This may be the Christmas that Peggy was most excited for in years. The gift she had planned for her children and grandchildren was the best… ever. She celebrated early with most of her family, sharing a holiday dinner together at Sam’s Town in Las Vegas. When Peggy gave them each their own copy of her …
Life is great in a small town, where our family business makes the front page of the local section of the newspaper! Check us out in the Moapa Valley Progress. And don’t forget to save newspaper articles about your life and family- they are part of your personal history, adding character and depth to your …
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I love this kind of phone call. A client who has become a dear friend (funny how that happens in this line of work!) was excited to tell me about the surprise 80th birthday celebration her family held for her on Thanksgiving. Along with the sheer joy of being with her children and grandchildren and …
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At church this week, one of the talks was about simplicity. The speaker even mentioned the power of simplicity in writing. He was right. Direct, concise language is powerful and meaningful. But as you’ve perhaps noticed, simplicity in language may not be my strongest point. I love using descriptive adjectives and sometimes even flowery, …
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