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
Sharing Military Memories Can Heal
For veterans, the preserving of their military memories, especially of war-time or battlefield, often isn't easy. It's not like preserving memories of meeting the girl that would be "the one" or the innocent hi-jinx of...
How to Write about Your Favorite Things–They Tell a Lot About You
Writing about your favorite things can help your readers connect with you. Narratives are wonderful, but not all the memories you preserve have to be straight narratives. The purpose of preserving your memories is...
Writing about kids: Write that one down!
Writing about kids is a "must" for most memory collectors. How many times have you recounted a story about your kids and received the response: “You’ve got to write that one down!” Well, go ahead and do it! Whether your...
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Every Friday, Lisa-Jo Baker, founder of "Five Minute Friday," broadcasts a writing prompt, challenging writers to writer for five minutes only. In her words, "It's not a perfect post, not a profound post, just five minutes...
The Power of Going Back
You can’t go home. It’s not just a cliché. I’ve tried. However, going back to the geography of my roots proved to have a powerful allure all its own. As I drove away from Richmond and towards Prince Edward and Lunenburg...
Put the Family Photographer in the Frame
You may have beaucoup family photos, but none of the person who snapped the photos, because no one thought of putting the family photographer in the frame. In many families, there’s one person who is the designated family...
Writing for your Family is Like Reading the Bible in Church
Staci Trioio, who shared her Recipe for Posterity earlier this month, has extended a generous invitation for me to guest post today on her blog. The subject? The importance of sharing Memories. Come join me at her blog,...
Five Minute Friday: Broken
#FiveMinuteFriday Broken....Every Friday, Lisa-Jo Baker, founder of "Five Minute Friday," broadcasts a writing prompt, challenging writers to writer for five minutes only. In her words, "It's not a perfect post, not a...
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