Keeping Your Story Alive For Generations on DVD
Darien, Connecticut - Millvina Dean dies at 97, and tributes are paid to the last living Titanic survivor on film, television and radio. But scores of seniors who played important roles in history are passed by because no one knows their story. When they depart, they take their stories with them. And according to government estimates, World War II veterans are expiring at a rate of 1000 to 1500 a day.
“Priceless historical accounts, like Millvina Dean’s, have been recorded, but there are tens of thousands of important stories that vanish as a generation passes away,” acknowledges David Littell, biography producer from Remarkablelives.com/
The Internet is a logical repository; websites like evergenes.com allow members to leave a profile that will preserve their history. “With Evergenes, you can start building your profile and record anything you choose about your life, leaving a wealth of information for your descendants,”
Companies like Remarkablelives.com charge for their production services. “If a family doesn’t have the means to hire a professional filmmaker, I recommend that they start with an audio recording, and that will make an impression years from now when a loved one is no longer present. I can remember how great it was hearing my Dad’s voice on his answering machine after he was gone,” Littell remembers. If you’re not a documentary specialist, there are plenty of simple ways to capture an oral history or a family story. You can even forget technology altogether and start with a pen and paper.
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