There has recently been a flurry of new products related to capturing social media posts, digitizing images and letters, as well as platforms for capturing audio stories. This was discussed in an earlier WLP post. But which one do you choose as a gift in the short week before Christmas? Turn around time is the […]
17 Ways to Capture Legacy Stories Now
Capturing stories There are wonderful companies out there who help you record a short interview with a grandparent or elder member of your family. Have one made, you will be glad you did. There are ways to do this yourself. In this age of selfies, and self-produced video, though, there are wonderful, fairly easy, and […]
Violence as Tantrum
More senseless violence: Paris, Colorado Springs, San Bernardino. I live in Tucson and know victims of “our” mass shooting. I respond to incidents of violence personally and viscerally. What’s a woman to do? Plenty. Women can collectively and actively change everything. The Women’s Legacy Project is not a political site. But women’s very essence is political in […]
Travel Amid The Fearful
This past week of Thanksgiving and multi-legged travel across the country to see grandchildren during heightened fear and security levels was enlightening for me in so many ways. Not the least of these ways was that 5 year old twin girls with Thanksgiving birthdays are wonderful bundles of joy and non-stop energies of all sorts. […]
The Business of Women's Networks
As Director of the Women’s Legacy Project I scan, consume, and synthesize tremendous amounts of information. As creator and owner of the business components of The Women’s Legacy Project I draw upon business, branding and networking literature and discussion. Sometimes I run across something that speaks to multiple levels of interest. “Truth be told, we’re missing […]
"Doing" Gets Easier with Each "Done"
Sometimes you just have to go for it! Then before you know it, it is done! That is what I did this morning with a relatively new platform: blab.im. I live-streamed. If you watch this, I recommend starting this about 3 minutes in. It took me a while to get oriented. This was a test […]