“The single most important thing you can do for your family may be the simplest of all: develop a strong family narrative.” – Bruce Feiler, in The New York Times… read more →
If a relative or loved one served in overseas combat, letters home are not only treasured possessions but a piece of history. Often lost in attics, damaged with the passage… read more →
“I have never, in all these years, tasted an apple strudel that was as good as my grandmother’s. We don’t have the recipe, so I can never duplicate it. But… read more →
“In challenging times, the history is what keeps you going,” says Warren Knight, whose family has been farming a 500-acre tract of land in Maine since 1720. Mr. Knight’s father… read more →
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. It is estimated that worldwide 60 million people—military and civilian—died in the war. In this clip,… read more →
Like most people, I used to have a disorganized, scattered collection of family photos. The priceless ones—those old prints and Polaroids that could never be replaced—kept nagging at me. Preserving… read more →
Nadia was born in Russia, before the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, and she lived to be 101 years old. I was lucky enough to interview Nadia shortly before she died. In… read more →
“Let’s go listen to Pop laugh,” says Caroline to her five-year-old daughter. Caroline’s father is gone, but he lives on in an oral-history recording that he did with me just… read more →
Consider this: our fondest childhood memories don’t feature our parents. That’s according to psychologist Michael Thompson. A shocking thought to those of you who are parents, right?! But it dovetails… read more →