Memoir for Me

Memory books crafted from personal interviews to preserve the stories worth saving.

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The great American roadtrip... a staple of many summer vacations and a great source for stories! What is your most memorable roadtrip?

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"Now that I'm a grandmother, what is fun for me and so enjoyable is seeing my children as parents, seeing what good parents they have become. I feel my contribution to society was raising good kids who became wonderful adults, who are now doing the same." ( 📸 Juliane Liebermann)

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"I was a cheerleader in high school, but I would've loved to play sports. There were few opportunities for girls. Our school had a basketball at one point, but then some girl got hurt, so there went the basketball team."
( 📸 : Lesli Whitecotton)

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“My dad was very knowledgeable about many different aircrafts, and people sought out his advice. Looking back, as a father, he was conservative, but the pilot in him kept him a little wild.”

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“My baby sister came as a bit of a surprise! She was 14 years younger than me, and I didn’t like having this new baby at all! I’d take her out in the stroller and people sometimes thought she was mine, which was horrifying for a teenager.”

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It's graduation season! Do you know your parents' or grandparents' stories from school or their early days on their own?

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Five-star review from a five-star client. It's always fun when the feeling is mutual!

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“I’ve always loved animals. I once used a straw to “perform” mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on my guinea pig when he was dying. It didn’t work so well. I’d also take my dog, my cat, and all of my stuffed animals into my room, lock the door, and then would proceed to teach them.”

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“I had a few close friends and also hung out with my brothers’ friends. My friend L. was the first one with boobs, so everyone loved her. She was a bit wild. When I got in trouble, I was inevitably with her!"

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“My grandparents, Nan and Pop Pop, were just the best! If my brother and I were fighting, I’d call Nan and say, ‘Come get me!’ Then, I’d put the phone to the door and she’d yell at my brother, ‘Leave her alone!’ "

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“It was never easy for my father, and not surprisingly, one of his favorite sayings was, ‘Nobody said life was fair.’ My father was a gentle giant. He was 6’2 and looked like the head of the mob, but he didn’t have an angry bone in his body. He was the sweetest, gentlest person.”

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This client photo of the year her kids got a Nintendo made my heart burst. 💗
What is a gift you remember getting or giving that brought so much joy?

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Dad: When I was a kid, I had to take a cold bath in a metal tub.
Kid: Prove it!

(Proof those old photos are worth revisiting.)

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Your mom had cool friends. Capture those stories and restore her old photos in the process! (See before and after)

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Client photo with caption: Sunday Dinner

So many memories happen around the dinner table, whether it's the food, the conversation, or remembering who sat where. Ask a loved one about their memories around their childhood dinner table.

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“Growing up, we ate meat, potatoes, and a vegetable, and usually a roast on Sunday. My dad was pretty picky, even though he wasn’t there a lot! It seemed like we had the same thing repeatedly.”
#dinner #memories #childhood

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“S. was scared of everything and cried on most of the rides. We were on the Haunted Mansion ride when it broke down, and this witch kept jumping out of a barrel right next to her. The highlight of the trip was buying the kids roller skates and watching them skate around."

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“Our kids were happy and resourceful, using their imaginations to keep them busy. They put on plays for us, one of which involved the boys working at McDonald’s and their sister coming through the drive-thru, constantly changing her order!"

#kids #imagination #play

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“I think back to all those private music lessons I had as a kid. Pop made so many sacrifices, and I was grateful for it because I think music was an escape for me. I had razor focus and knew if I wanted to be good at it, I had to pour everything into it." (📷: Iain Cridland)

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"My sisters and I have good relationships now, but back then, we were not that close and fought a lot. My mother said to us, ‘I hope you all have five girls.’ ”
(📷: Ben Iwara)

#sisters