“Capturing Your Memories in Time, “ Podcast

"Capturing Your Memories in Time"

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:38:41 -0500

This month's Podcast of "Capturing your Memories in Time!" again features Hella Buchheim, Owner, of Personal Histories and creator of the CD-Rom, A Plate Full of Memories. Hella’s topic this month, “Why Stories are Important.” Hella discusses the importance of including stories in your family heirloom cookbook. Hella talks about including holiday stories or your family tree in your cookbook.

She shares a letter from a woman whose daughters were always calling their mother and saying, "Mom how do you cook this," or "Mom how do you cook that?" She took the recipes of her mother who canned and who was a perennial Oklahoma State Fair winner. She put her mother's recipes along with recipes of her grandmother in a cookbook for her daughters. She included a lot of history in her family cookbook. Today, as her children and grandchildren marry she gives each new bride a family heirloom cookbook.

Hella also discusses one of the latest trends in bridal shower cookbooks and more.

For more information:

Hella Buchheim
Personal Histories
hella@personalhistories101.com
www.personalhistories101.com
www.platefullofmemories.com

"Capturing Your Memories in Time!" Podcast

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:56:31 -0600

"Selecting a Theme for Your Family Cookbook," is February's topic of discussion. Host of "Capturing Your Memories in Time," Podcast, Carlo Subrina Montgomery, Owner of a Gift of Memories Production, interviews Hella Buchheim, Personal Historian and Author of "A Plate Full of Memories."

Hella discusses the importance of selecting a theme for your family cookbook. Hella suggests that selecting a theme helps the family to focus and creates excitement about the project.

Hella shares ideas for themes for cookbooks. She also says that certain diseases run in families and that a family cookbook could address those issues. Hella suggest having the original recipes and the updated "heart healthy,” recipes side by side in the same cookbook to help preserve the past and take the present into account.

For more information on "A Plate Full of Memories"
Hella Buchheim
Personal Historian/Speaker/Writing Coach
Personal Histories
Preserving the Past for Future Generations
www.personalhistories101.com

Special thanks to Alan Croom of Ohio for helping with the photos.

Stock film footage

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 10:39:24 -0600

Consider taking film footage when you are on vacation. You never know when your family or class reunion might be held in one of the cities that you have visited.

Vacations give a videographer the opportunity to take some really good stock film footage that could be used in future projects.

One of the secrets to creating a great reunion video is to include film footage that helps tell your story. This footage may include the following:
water towers with the name of the city/town
signs with the name of the city/town
a city/town welcome sign
a skyline (how many times have you seen a skyline and said, that’ s New York?)
a unique bridge (such as the Golden Gate Bridge)
a stadium (The Silver Dome)
a riverboat if it’s a riverboat (The Delta Queen)
a casino (Excalibur)
racetrack (Indianapolis 500)
buildings unique to the city/town
city/town statutes and sculptures
city/town landmarks
the hotel, country club, club house, etc., where the reunion is held

Don’t forget to film the layout of the event, the room or hall in which the event is held, film of the program, logo, mascot, etc. Consider taking stock footage of as many different things that you see related to the reunion. I would suggest that your film not include people. Why? Because you may need their permission to use the film.

When it comes time to assemble your video you will have a rich selection of stock footage from which to choose. You will have the added bonus of not having to pay anyone else for the footage or be concerned with copyright issue.

Most of all enjoy!