Nora Walsh Kerr
Honoring Those Behind the Scenes
Do you ever look at a picture and think, who took that photo? As a personal historian and documentarian, I find I'm naturally drawn to...
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Nora Walsh Kerr
- Aug 31
- 1 min
Assuming People Know Your Story
I've encountered a lot of obstacles to capturing life stories, one of which is 'My family already knows everything.' Trust me, they...
Tiana Hughes
- Jul 2
- 2 min
Family Legends
By Tiana Hughes The Mexican Presidio as painted by Richard Beechey in 1826. Illustration courtesy of the Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Dakin...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- May 29
- 1 min
Dads Bring the Fun
After interviewing many different dads and grandfathers over the last few years about life, work, parenting and the juggle of making it...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Apr 30
- 2 min
Motherland
"A man belongs to his fatherland when things are good and life is sweet. But when there is sorrow and bitterness, he finds refuge in his...
Nikki Howard
- Mar 30
- 2 min
Making Up for Lost Time
by Nikki Howard Over the past year of working on client stories and seeing the photos they choose to incorporate into their projects has...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Feb 25
- 2 min
Never Too Early
Most of our clients are in their 70s, 80s, or wiser, or as my golf-loving father would've described it, on the back 9 of their lives....
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Feb 1
- 1 min
Food for Thought
Chalk it up to my love for food, but one of my favorite interview questions is about childhood family meals. There is so much nostalgia...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Jan 1
- 2 min
Memories for the Long Term
We work with storytellers of all ages and backgrounds, including clients facing different phases of memory loss. They may not remember...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Nov 30, 2021
- 3 min
Holiday Traditions
Have you ever asked an older family member about how they celebrated the holidays growing up? Some of the best stories unfold and reveal...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Nov 27, 2021
- 1 min
Small Business = Big Heart
Today is Small Business Saturday, which has me thinking about what what makes a small business special and what differentiates us from...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Oct 29, 2021
- 2 min
Don't Wait
I’ve had a few conversations lately about how people have a tendency to hold their stories until the very end, or even worse, until it’s...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Sep 28, 2021
- 1 min
Keep Things Interesting
I've heard a lot of life stories these past few weeks and I'm constantly reminded how much of our lives are really up to chance. Sure,...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Aug 31, 2021
- 3 min
Back to School Back Then
It's September, which means time to strap on those backpacks, kids, because you're going to school, IN PERSON! (Parents everywhere...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Jul 30, 2021
- 2 min
What's Timeless?
It's already August which means summer 2021 is nearly over. Good grief, how did that happen? Our family has had plenty of fun on bikes,...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Jul 1, 2021
- 3 min
You're Not That Special
Parents everywhere teach their children that they are special and unique. I know I heard it from my own parents and shared the same...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- May 29, 2021
- 3 min
Father Knows Best
Dads have stories and they also know how to craft a good one-liner. Since Father's Day is June 20, we wanted to honor the dads and father...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- May 1, 2021
- 4 min
Listen to Your Mother
Mother's Day is coming up so this month we wanted to honor the moms and mother figures who have graced our book pages with their...
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- Apr 2, 2021
- 1 min
What Makes the Best Memories?
We're just wrapping a blissful week in Arizona where we didn't do much. After a year of keeping close to home, just flying to the desert...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
The Greatest Story Ever Told
It was 9pm and I was going about my usual business, shooing kids into bed and telling my daughter for tenth time to be quiet already. My...