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Meet the Personal History Expo Exhibitors: Part 2, SLK Communications

Part 2 of our interviews/introductions to the exhibitors that will be staffing tables at the 2011 Personal History Expo. For more information about the expo, click here. Susan Knobler, of SLK...

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Self-Publishing Advice from an Expert: Part 3

Part 3 of Hillary Doyle’s interview with David Braughler, Account Manager at Greyden Press. What are some examples of books you’re published recently? Recent books include “Images Old and New” – the...

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Meet the Personal History Expo Exhibitors: Part 3, Extraordinary Lives

Part 3 of our interviews/introductions to the exhibitors that will be staffing tables at the 2011 Personal History Expo. For more information about the expo, click here. Mary Ann Mayers is co-owner of...

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How Quickly the Time Goes – The End of My Summer Internship

Over this summer, I have learned so much about the various ways we can store our memories, and also how often our memories are lost over time.  I decided I didn’t want to look back at my photos some...

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Top 7 Things I Learned at the APH Conference

I spent last week in Las Vegas, an amusing place for a gathering of 170 or so personal historians, who tend to be quiet, introspective, non-gambling types. But I LOVE Vegas, so it was just fine with...

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Our Parents as People

In the past 12 hours, I have seen and heard more of Diane Keaton than I had in the past several years combined. Last night I caught her on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and this morning she was on...

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Preserving the Memories that Make a House a Home

(We are pleased to present another Guest Post from our friend Jan Mueller, a history and genealogy librarian with an interest in personal history.) One of my alternative routes home from work takes me...

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You’re Never Too Old For a First Day Photo

Like many moms, Jennifer and I both have collections of first day of school photos, which we started taking years before we met each other. Every year, from preschool on, no matter how rushed I was as...

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Who Do You Think You Are?

(We are pleased to present another Guest Post from our friend Jan Mueller, a history and genealogy librarian with an interest in personal history.) Given the tremendous pop culture presence generated...

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GUEST POST: His Story – and History

(We are pleased to present another Guest Post from our friend Jan Mueller, a history and genealogy librarian with an interest in personal history. If you have an interesting story about preserving life...

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7 Tips To Help Capture Great Family Stories

Enjoy the experience of capturing family stories! Recently we were asked by a client to capture her life story – in just two hours. Could we do it, we wondered? With a bit of advance planning,...

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Why Should I Tell My Life Stories? Overcoming Objections

Two grandparents – no stories Last week we got a phone call from a client who had purchased one of our Oral History Packages at a charity auction. She was so excited to have won the auction, and told...

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