Documented Legacy is working to help people and companies record aspects of their personal histories. When you think about writing your life story it often sounds like an overwhelming process.  Other times, you may wonder what you have to write about.  There is also the ever-popular thought process of whether your family will truly know the passion and desires behind your last wishes - those important letters that go accompany your ...

Date: 27.09.2011 By: Documented Legacy Category: Blog

What happens when the very foundation of your life is shattered, when everything you leaned on for support, love, mentoring and protection is no longer there? That tragedy, unfortunately, is a significant part of your personal history. With a child abuse scandal rocking the Penn State University football program this week, the traditions and beliefs that generations of families have come to associate with an organization that prides itself on “doing ...

Date: 15.11.2011 By: Mary Danielsen Category: Blog

    When talking to people about the benefits of writing a personal history, I always use the example of why our U.S. servicemen and women should record their military history in their own words. Those personal insights bring passion and meaning to our country’s history. They fill in the details and describe a culture can only be fully told by the individuals who served. In group discussions, however, someone who has not ...

Date: 11.11.2011 By: Mary Danielsen Category: Blog

It never ceases to amaze me when I learn something new through my blog. I am always surprised when the words I write elicits a response from a total stranger. In researching family background for myself and others, there have been numerous occasions when previously unknown information was sent to me by someone else. I have met people that I now communicate with regularly. You can’t always tell that from ...

Date: 06.07.2011 By: Documented Legacy Category: Blog

In speaking with several people this week about documenting our parents’ and grandparents’ military history, I could not urge them more to get it all down quickly. If you wait until it’s almost too late – when fading health issues are in the forefront – then it may already be too late. Once they’re gone, their cherished stories fade into history.  What we learn in school or read in books can not ...

Date: 23.05.2011 By: Documented Legacy Category: Blog

As Mother’s Day approaches people have been asking me how they could write a legacy for their children or their mother like the one I wrote last year. Let me explain the Up-and-Down Legacy. In the hustle we all live each day, juggling work, family, home, errands, wishes, and gotta dos, sometimes the perception of our joy for life gets missed. Sometimes we think about calling our parents today, but we don’t. ...

Date: 05.05.2011 By: Documented Legacy Category: Blog