Speaking Vs. Storing
Sharing our personal history with someone else is equal parts thrilling and scary. Sometimes it takes some convincing of our loved ones...
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Nora Walsh Kerr
- Apr 1
- 2 min
Bridging Distances
Are you moving or separated by distance from family? You hope to visit often. You’ll call and write. But life often gets in the way of...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Mar 1
- 2 min
Tips for Life Story Excavation
Some people love to talk about themselves. We all know them! They have stories for days and love to have a willing audience. They hold...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Jan 1
- 1 min
Regrets and Resolutions
During this time of goal setting and resolution making, have you ever thought about what your ancestors wished they had done differently?...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Dec 2, 2022
- 1 min
Favorite Kid
Are you the favorite kid in your family? Families of all sizes bring unique dynamics. Birth order, number of siblings, age of parents,...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Nov 7, 2022
- 2 min
Capturing the Past is the Greatest Present
One of the few upsides to the global pandemic was this small business was busier than ever as families looked for new and unique ways to...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Oct 5, 2022
- 2 min
Honoring Our Memory Keepers
Do you ever look at a picture and think, who took that photo? As a personal historian myself, I'm naturally drawn to the people holding...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Aug 31, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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...
Nikki Howard
- Mar 30, 2022
- 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 1, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Jan 28, 2021
- 2 min
Doing it Over
One of my favorite interview topics is the subject of grandchildren. Most of my clients happen to have them and when this subject comes...
Nora Walsh Kerr
- Dec 5, 2020
- 1 min
The Gift of Time
We're well into December already, and if you're like me, you're feeling a bit frazzled. Staying healthy and keeping our loved ones safe,...
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