Family Stories.
Everyone has 'em.
They tell where you come from. They hold secrets to who you are.
This site explores how to use digital tools and media to record and preserve spoken memories of family members.
Your host: Susan A. Kitchens (I got into this by talking to my grandpa; at the time he was 99 years old.)
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Afterwards Audio Audio: Hardware Audio: Software Digitality Do it: Yourself Genealogy General Housekeeping Interviewing Letters in the Attic Longevity Personal Personal History StoryCorps
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