Category: Personal History
When Business Gets Personal
I thought I’d start out 2011 on a bit of a personal note. A lot of what goes on within the confines of this blog may seem pretty impersonal. Sometimes maybe too much. In this day of social media and expectations of the consumer for complete visibility into the business, it can be hard for business owners (including myself) to find an appropriate balance. At times, I’m certain, I err on the side of caution, but that is because there is very little about this business, The Historium, that is not personal. If you’ve visited my website you may know a… more
Make History Contest: Choosing a Project
We left off on Friday talking about how you should ALL enter the Make History Contest for your chance to win one of three of our $899.00 packages (your choice of a Heritage Package or Legacy Package). We talked about the two types of packages and different examples of how they can be used as well as the difference between them. Today, we are going to talk about how to choose a project, specifically for the purpose of taking advantage of the Make History Contest. First off, here is a look at what is involved in the creation of the… more
Make History Contest: Kinds of Projects
We’re quickly coming up on the halfway point for our Make History Contest, and let me tell you how excited I am one more time: I’m SO EXCITED! What can I say? I love, love, love my job and the idea of being able to sit down and work with someone who might not normally think to record the history of their life, loved one, or family is thrilling! So, I’m posting this two part “how-to” for explaining the “project you have in mind” in the hopes that it encourages ALL of you to enter. We’re giving away three packages… more
Grandparents
I think one of the most amazing parts of my job is seeing the client’s reaction when you show them what you have found. Especially in the case of Heritage Packages where often the client comes in with a really two dimensional concept of the subject, maybe it’s a person they have only heard vague stories about, or just a name on a tree somewhere that never had any sort of personality or depth. more
Family Resemblance
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This post is a little on the personal side for what we usually talk about here, but I just had to share! My husband and I were looking into some of his family history, and there are some very interesting stories in his past (including a princess of Portugal and a daughter of someone from the Knights Templar!) my favorite stories are always the ones that are easily relatable. My husband’s paternal lineage in America is fairly recent compared to many, his family came over in the 1850s when four brother’s traveled to Iowa to build a life for themselves.… more
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