Summer is a great time for family gatherings - family reunions, cookouts, camping trips, and visits. All are opportunities to see and talk to family. I encourage all of you to take some time with your family to remember your family stories. Have a video camera ready and ask questions - you'll never regret getting those stories recorded!
To help you out, Heritage Makers has some great resources called Story Maps. Just log in to your Heritage Makers account and near the bottom of your My Studio page, click on the Story Maps link. There you will find guides and interview questions for a variety of stories - love stories, life stories, family values, and more! Print one out and jot down the answers to the questions as you share stories with your family members this summer.
Cornerstone Series
To help you preserve and share what you've learned from your interviews, Heritage Makers has a line of Templates that are specially designed for these important family stories. At Heritage Makers, we believe there are four stories that must be told: parents, you, children, and family. Our Cornerstone series was invented to help you preserve those stories and memories while creating a strong family heritage. The example on this page is a simple Grandparent cornerstone book designed to tell the life stories and values of Grandparents. Our Cornerstone book templates are available in Basic and Premier memberships and a variety of sizes in our Template Gallery (just choose "Cornerstone" from the category menu to see them all). And, of course, like all our templates, they are completely customizable so you can tell the story that *you* want to tell! What a special gift to give for the holidays! And with our Buy 3 get the 4th Free sale, everyone in the family can have a copy. Call or e-mail me to get started on yours today!
Happy Storybooking!
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~ Tiffany
Tiffany Brand, M.Ed. - Your Story and Photo Preservation Expert!
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I'm definitely going to have to check out the story maps in HM! I still want to write a book on my grandfather's life, from his childhood in Armenia to his life in America. I think that might be ranked as the third album in my "to scrap" list. :)
Posted by: Nicole Manning | July 12, 2009 at 01:17 PM