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
How to Write about Hopes and Dreams
Why should memoirists, memory collectors, and family historians write about hopes and dreams? I get it. We’ve long let go of the hopes and dreams we had as youngsters. Sometimes the idea of revisiting them seems like a...
Ovarian Cancer: Journaling and Healing
In recognition of September as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, I’m honored to present a guest post from Karen Ingalls. Karen is an author, blogger and Ovarian Cancer survivor. First Year of Ovarian Cancer Remission: A...
Sharing Photos and Memories Spontaneously
Sharing photos and memories shouldn’t be saved for those times that we can sit down and draft a beautiful story or embellish a stunning scrapbook page. It’s easy to make sharing your memories a nearly effortless part of...
When I was a kid…
Using the "When I was a kid..." prompt is a quick and easy way to share your memories. There's even a twitter meme (theme) for “When I was a kid…”: #whenIwasakid. It’s fun to read some of the posts. (If you want to read...
Keeping up Appearances? 5 Reasons not to
We all want to look our best and present ourselves in a positive light whenever we can. Keeping up appearances and putting your best foot forward is great advice going into a job interview, but it’s not the legacy you want...
How Historic Images Can Enrich Your Page
When you're writing, journaling, or scrapping your family's history, historic images, like pictures of your past, offer something other illustrations can’t. Historic images don’t just increase visual appeal; they offer...
The Immensity of a Small Thing
A Small Thing: A #FiveMinuteFriday Meditation I wasn't sure I felt up to going out until my friend called to say, “I’ll pick you up.” A small thing, but it mattered—a lot. Buying a souvenir in a tourist shop in New Orleans,...
Sports Memories: Ideas that Win
Every teen athlete—whether a NCAA Division I hopeful or recreational player—has sports memories worth preserving. Today’s post is part of the LinkedIn “Superstar” blog hop. We hope our interpretations of "Superstar" gives...
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