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
The Best Timeline Software for Writers and Family Historians
This is an update on my 2020 article evaluating timeline software for writers and family historians. Timelines are visualization tools which can stimulate creativity and help you make your stories both more compelling and...
4 Reasons Storytellers Will Love RootsTech 2020
Why should family history writers attend Rootstech 2020. There are four big reasons storytellers will love Rootstech 2020. Each year, I try to point out things of special interest to storytellers at RootsTech. This year,...
Mind Mapping Software for Writing and Family Storytelling
I'm a big fan of mind mapping for research and writing, but I was having a hard time finding an app which worked well for family history and writing. That quest resulted in an in-depth comparison of mind mapping software....
Editing Software Comparison: Grammarly vs ProWritingAid vs Ginger vs Hemmingway
As helpful as spell- and grammar-checks are, writers need more. This editing software comparison seeks to determine if the premium platforms of Grammarly, ProWritingAid, Ginger, or Hemmingway Editor help writers improve...
The first time you saw your child: A Writing Prompt
Whether it was through a hi-def ultrasound our looking down at the child in your arms, you never forget the first time you saw your child. That moment is an integral part of becoming family or enlarging the family unit....
Win a Free RootsTech 2020 Pass
Win a Free Pass to RootsTech 2020 and Discover More about THE STORY of YOU. The Story of You is the 10th anniversary RootsTech theme. Which means that anyone into family storytelling will find inspiration at RootsTech 2020...
21 December Holiday Writing Prompts
With Advent, St. Nicholas Day, Winter Solstice, Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Years, and more (Oh My!), December can be busy. Hopefully the following holiday writing prompts can facilitate a couple of storytelling...
RootsTech London Review
Before my brain switches to holiday over-decorating mode, I wanted to post my RootsTech London review. It was a blast! But you probably want more details. The Numbers In addition, RootsTech London had over 60 exhibitors and...
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