How many of us have home movies sitting in shoeboxes gathering dust? Could you watch those movies even if you wanted to? What about your old family photos? Do you know who all the people are in those old pictures? These family memories are fading away. Your children may never know what Grandma and Grandpa looked or sounded like. Why not do something about it?
When my father was in his final days, he told me all the stories he had never shared before. Some of them were very painful to hear but they made me more aware of what his life was like. Unfortunately, I never had any recording devices with me to capture his stories. Around this same time there was a group going around the country called the StoryCorps where everyday people would sit down and interview each other and walk away with a CD of their conversation. Mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, best friends....they all sat down and recorded a short glimpse of their lives.
No matter how humble their beginnings, they all had a story to tell. Sometimes it was a simple anecdote or a fond memory, but often they were stories of profound strength and courage. I realized that there are probably thousands of people like me in the same situation; families who are in danger of losing touch with their ancestors. That’s when I realized that I wanted to do something about it. I want to help you save your family’s memories.
– – Dave Morrison
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