Treasure Chest of Memories
Helping You Tell the Stories of the Past
Share Your Treasures—Your Memories and Stories
Stop in and explore. This website is full of ideas, tips, and resources to help you preserve and share your memories and family stories.
Fill your own Treasure Chest of Memories–a collection of stories that warm you and your loved ones, cementing relationships and sparking conversations.
Don’t Wait. Put the episodes of the past to paper.
We all have stories to share with our children and grandchildren. Whether it’s a proud moment, memories of grandparents, or a lesson you’ve learned, Memories of Me: A Complete Guide to Telling and Sharing the Stories of Your Life helps you put the episodes of your past onto paper and share them with loved ones. Read More
New – Eight-part Self-Paced Video Course on Telling Your Stories
In partnership with Vivid-Pix Education
Discover how to create connectional narratives which capture the past while enjoying reminiscing with the people you love.
Find out how to choose photos to help tell and elicit stories, use guided reminiscence to elicit stories from loved ones, increase recall, and hone your storytelling skills.
Find out more or purchase at Vivid-Pix Education.
Blogging for Family History: How To Launch a Blog and Make it Successful guides family historians as they identify their blogging goals, determine which website-building platform best fits their needs, configure a site, and create engaging content that connects with readers.
Recent Posts from the Blog
Try Writing with Your Heart on Your Sleeve
One of the most rewarding parts of sharing your memories and stories is those moments when the big picture comes alive. When you see in someone’s reaction that you connected. Writing with your heart on your sleeve increases...
Crestleaf says you should read this blog
If a well-respected genealogical website said you should read this blog (and 13 others), would you follow instructions? I hope so, since that's what Crestleaf's blog is saying. In my new favorite post, Crestleaf lists 14...
Making Stories Public: How Much to Share
Making your stories public isn't an easy decision. There’s sharing and then there is sharing. How public do we want to make our stories? Sharing everything is akin to living life out on a public stage, imperfections...
Community Learning and Storytelling
Dear Myrtle, “Your friend in Genealogy since 1955,” was the would-be storyteller’s friend on her February 25, 2015 Wacky Wednesday show (embedded below). And, as the guest on her show, I got a great taste of community...
Stupid Cows and Receiving Moments of Clarity
Life lessons are theoretically wisdom we’ve gleaned by doing things the hard way. At some point along our journey of colliding with reality, we arrive at an “ah-ha” moment. Explaining how you gained moments of clarity is a...
Are Stereotypes Bad for Stories?
Are stereotypes bad for stories? Do we want our readers to type cast us—or the loved ones we write about—as simple stereotypes? Or do stereotypes help us build a setting for a story? Breaking the Stereotypes: Steel...
Who Inspires You?
Roots Tech 2015 (#Rootstech) opened with the question “Who inspires you?” Video clips showed various individuals naming famous heroes. After a few minutes, the answers segued into naming family members. It was a nice way to...
Stories of the Heart: 4 Ideas on Telling them
Valentine’s Day brings to mind sweethearts, chocolates, flowers, loving or romantic gestures, and sweet nothings--even when “sweet nothing” is literally all we have. In addition to providing a huge sales opportunity to the...
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