The Voice is Time Sensitive. In today’s fast-paced digital world, material possessions are often glorified. From flashy cars to sprawling mansions, the age-old adage “more is better” seems to resonate across cultures and age groups. However, when we truly reflect on the essence of our existence, the true value of our legacy becomes evident. It…
Leaving a Legacy: The Importance of Passing Down Your Knowledge and Experience When we think about legacy, we often think about leaving behind physical objects or accomplishments that will be remembered by future generations. However, there is another aspect of legacy that is just as important: leaving behind a piece of yourself, your voice, your…
There are many reasons for canning fruits and vegetables. The biggest reason was many mouths to feed. We were not storing food for 10 years, we were storing food for the next few months. Scalding the glass canning jars was the chore of Uncle Jacob. He was a special Crusader for the children. He always…
The Genealogy Machine can be you… It was barely daylight and closer to dawn as there was no sun even on the horizon. The mission was treasure and everyone whispered, not that anyone could hear but maybe they would. The retired pharmacist had hired the gadget to find the family treasure that had been his…
Oral history has survived more accurately through the eons of time than any other form of recording. Songs, chants, and stories told by the family have kept the family history alive until today. Hawaiians were able to chant 90 generations of heritage in their form of story telling. You should brainstorm with as many…
Famous grilled oysters on the half shell, half raw, the rest steamed in their own juices kept the diners coming back till the bounty was totally consumed. The gourmet cook never claimed to be a chef but bragged that his home in Naples was within 5 minutes of the finest dining anywhere in North America.…
Fannie prayed for everyone. The family record is clear. Fannie was a prayer warrior. People came from miles around to get sister Fannie to come sit and pray with the ailing dying and newborns. Fannie was busy cooking over the wood cookstove when her 5 year old ran into the kitchen and grabbed his mother’s…
Oral History as told by Hanna Gallup. Great Uncle Will showed up in Michigan with a Prince Albert can full of gold nuggets. The table was that of the family patriarch, Gaunce Gallup. Greenfield was a village of Deerborn, Michigan. Gaunce Gallup had contracted to construct several miles of Highway 2 with draft horses and…
The family history was sacred and to be told as exact as possible. Grandma Fern sat with her hands folded in her lap while she answered my question did she ever go to school? “Why yes child, why would you ask a question like that?” I was just curious and she started the story of…
Oral history records more than genealogy. Oral history has so much more to offer than a picture or a chart. Visiting with Uncle Roy was like I never knew who he was. He was always quiet. Roy started talking about driving the family truck called a skeeter from the cane patch to the cane mill…