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
New Cousins and Old Information
A new cousin discovered me recently--through Ancestry.com. We share the same great-great-grandfather. “Sounds like we’re cousins,” he wrote. “How cool is that?” Very cool, in fact. Finding new cousins through family...
Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit
I was awake for 15 minutes on Sunday before I realized the calendar has turned to February. Without thinking, I quickly said, “Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit” out loud. And my thoughts immediately went back to my dear, college...
Precious Moments: They’re Collectible
It’s been years since the phrase “precious moments” came to mind. Until recently, I associated “precious moments” with the figurines that became virtually ubiquitous when I was in high school. To my teen sensibilities, they...
Missing the Rest of the Story
How many times are we missing the rest of the story? We miss it every time a stranger waltzes into our lives and touches us in some way, then quickly exits. I used to love listening to Paul Harvey’s The Rest of the Story...
Setting — And Sometimes Even Keeping — Goals and Resolutions
As I hear complaints that the gym parking lot is too full and watch my friend fill her grocery cart with kale, I marvel at the magic of January. The benevolent mass hysteria of setting goals and resolutions seems to hold...
Breaking through Writer’s Block: Where to Find Inspiration
I'm often asked, “Where do you recommend people start when they’re recording their memories.” Sometimes, however, it’s not the starting that’s the issue. At the beginning, with a little brainstorming, ideas come down like...
Why Pinterest is Great for Family Historians
Pinterest—the social media “pinning” site, is often overlooked by genealogy buffs. That’s a mistake. Whether you’re a professional or a hobbyist, Pinterest is great for family historians. If you spend any time on social...
Data Backup Solutions: Put One on your Holiday Wish-List
My November was rudely interrupted by a hard drive crash. Luckily, I had backed up my laptop on a regular basis, but not quite regularly enough. Please, learn from my mistakes and luck. Whether you're writing or researching...
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