storytelling Archives - Permanent.org https://www.permanent.org/blog/tag/storytelling/ Nonprofit. Secure. Digital Archives. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 21:49:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.permanent.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-Permanent-Icon-512-32x32.png storytelling Archives - Permanent.org https://www.permanent.org/blog/tag/storytelling/ 32 32 Documenting Local Stories Builds Community Identity https://www.permanent.org/blog/documenting-local-stories-builds-community-identity/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/documenting-local-stories-builds-community-identity/#respond Thu, 12 Jun 2025 21:46:01 +0000 https://www.permanent.org/?p=8751 Preserving your story isn’t just about memory. It’s about identity, belonging, and connection. When we document local stories, we help build stronger, more inclusive communities. And the best part? It all starts with you.

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/documenting-local-stories-builds-community-identity/feed/ 0 Whose Data Is It, Anyway? How Permanent.org Stands Apart https://www.permanent.org/blog/how-permanent-org-stands-apart/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/how-permanent-org-stands-apart/#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:41:01 +0000 https://www.permanent.org/?p=8197 As we celebrate Love Your Data Week, take a moment to reflect on how you’re making informed decisions to preserve and protect your digital legacy.

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/how-permanent-org-stands-apart/feed/ 0 How to Build an Archive, One Story at a Time. https://www.permanent.org/blog/how-to-tell-a-story-for-your-archive/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/how-to-tell-a-story-for-your-archive/#respond Mon, 05 Feb 2024 20:05:20 +0000 https://permanent.org/?p=5985 Why are stories important? Since the dawn of human civilization, stories have been created to help us make sense of the world around us. These stories captured anything from explanations of why the sun rose every morning to harrowing escapes from animal predators. Until written languages were developed and recorded onto sheets of papyrus or clay tablets, oral histories reigned supreme. Like a game of telephone, stories told orally from person-to-person are susceptible to change as people forget, embellish, or invent new parts to the story as they pass them along from person to person. Historically, not everyone has had access to sheets of papyrus or clay tablets to record their stories. In fact, many ...

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/how-to-tell-a-story-for-your-archive/feed/ 0 Family History Project Ideas https://www.permanent.org/events/family-history-project-ideas-2-2/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 19:42:20 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=5903 These special brainstorming sessions will allow anyone with a story to tell to bring their tale to this open lab to sort through the best way to tell it as a family history project. Today’s digital storytelling tools are so wide and deep that they can be intimidating. As a community, we’ll brainstorm and share ideas for tips, techniques, and tools that might make your storytelling effort easier. The idea for this program is to keep it to just an hour so that we can be efficient with time and generous with ideas. See the Event Archives for recordings of previous sessions. (Accessible to Projectkin community members only. It’s free, just join here.) We use ...

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]]> Family History Project Ideas https://www.permanent.org/events/family-history-project-ideas-3/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 19:30:12 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=5894 These very special brainstorming sessions will allow anyone with a story to tell to bring their tale to this open lab to sort through the best way to tell it as a family history project. Today’s digital storytelling tools are so wide and deep that they can be intimidating. As a community, we’ll brainstorm and share ideas for tips, techniques, and tools that might make your storytelling effort easier. The idea for this program is to keep it to just an hour so that we can be efficient with time and generous with ideas. Your host, Barbara Tien, is one of the co-founders at Ponga.com and the “ring leader” here in our Projectkin.org community. We ...

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]]> Public Archive Spotlight: The Ralph Lonon Sanford World War I Postcard Archive https://www.permanent.org/blog/public-archive-spotlight-the-ralph-lonon-sanford-world-war-i-postcard-archive/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/public-archive-spotlight-the-ralph-lonon-sanford-world-war-i-postcard-archive/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:02:16 +0000 https://permanent.org/?p=5723 This Veterans Day, we’d like to spotlight a special archive that captures the experiences of a WWI medic through postcards. Created by Greg Martin in honor of his wife’s grandfather, The Ralph Lonon Sanford World War I Postcard Archive features historic images from the war and messages that he wrote home, all of which can be used to give people a sense of what that period of was like.

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/public-archive-spotlight-the-ralph-lonon-sanford-world-war-i-postcard-archive/feed/ 0 Memoir Writing Club https://www.permanent.org/events/memoir-writing-club/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:48:10 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=5662 The Memoir Writing Club offers members a comfortable forum for sharing stories of important events, friendships, and family history. Do you have memories that you would like to share? Come join the Plainfield Public Library’s Memoir Writing Club. Before a session, participants write down their memories – creating a Memoir. During meetings, members share what they’ve written on a topic.  At the end of each meeting the group chooses an optional topic for the next session, but individual members are free to write about whatever inspires them. Past meeting discussions have involved educational or school experiences, favorite places, growing up in Plainfield, holidays, games, reunions, travel, and more! This is a HYBRID in-person/ZOOM program PRE-REGISTRATION ...

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]]> Save Your Photos Month https://www.permanent.org/events/save-your-photos-month/ Mon, 17 Jul 2023 15:44:43 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=5398 September is Save Your Photos Month Since 2014, The Photo Managers have provided FREE educational classes, in-person workshops, and engaging conversations to help you ensure your photos and videos are not lost to changing technology, natural disasters, or just a lack of time and know-how!

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]]> Legacy Planning is HERE! https://www.permanent.org/blog/legacy-planning-is-here/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/legacy-planning-is-here/#respond Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:39:12 +0000 https://dev.permanent.org/?p=5391 We are so excited to share our newest feature, Legacy Planning, with you!

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/legacy-planning-is-here/feed/ 0 Sharing & Connecting Over Family Treasures with Lynn Busath https://www.permanent.org/blog/familytreasures/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/familytreasures/#respond Wed, 14 Dec 2022 16:39:29 +0000 https://permanent.org/?p=4939 We are excited to shine the community spotlight on Lynn Busath, genealogist and creator of the Paxman - Moody Archive on Permanent.

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/familytreasures/feed/ 0 Capture and Preserve Traditions with Your Loved Ones https://www.permanent.org/blog/preservetraditions/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/preservetraditions/#respond Mon, 12 Dec 2022 17:13:53 +0000 https://permanent.org/?p=4932 When you save to Permanent, you'll be able to look back, year after year, on your shared memories and the people or traditions that made them so special.

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/preservetraditions/feed/ 0 Prepare a Shared Folder for Your Next Special Occasion https://www.permanent.org/blog/prepare-shared-folders/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/prepare-shared-folders/#respond Thu, 17 Nov 2022 06:46:48 +0000 https://permanent.org/?p=4911 Preparing for an upcoming celebration with Permanent.org is as simple as setting the table for your family and friends. Shared folders are a safe and secure way to gather and preserve the memory of your important traditions. They keep your family and friends connected throughout the years. Shared folders make it possible for you and all the special people in your life to easily collect and enjoy your photos, videos, and documents together.  Here’s why you should add a shared folder to your event planning checklist. Traditions Are The Stories That We Write Together We all have special traditions that we cherish and hold dear, whether they are observed with our family, our friends, our ...

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/prepare-shared-folders/feed/ 0 Story Gathering: The Coming Together of Shared Memories https://www.permanent.org/blog/story-gathering/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/story-gathering/#respond Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:46:39 +0000 https://permanent.org/?p=4707 Which comes first, the photo or the memory?

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/story-gathering/feed/ 0 The Letter https://www.permanent.org/blog/the-letter/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/the-letter/#respond Thu, 26 May 2022 08:30:00 +0000 https://permanent.org/?p=4519 Take an old letter, add some photographs, and create a place for family to share stories.

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