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Mar 24
1 min

Surviving a Pandemic

This video encapsulates why I am so passionate about capturing people's life stories. Here we are, facing a pandemic, and we need to chec...

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thegiftofmemories

Feb 10
1 min

Saved for a Rainy Day

There is so much knowledge and wisdom that we pick up in a lifetime. Some of it was earned the hard way, which somehow makes it even swe...

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thegiftofmemories

Jun 15, 2019
1 min

We'd Love to Tell Your Father's Story

Dads aren't always the most forthcoming when it comes to sharing stories of their life, but there is so much they know that we can't allow...

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thegiftofmemories

Apr 5, 2019
2 min

Lights, Cameras, Action

It takes many pieces of modern technology to do what we do at The Gift of Memories. We have fancy lights, multiple cameras, and a super c...

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thegiftofmemories

Mar 25, 2019
2 min

Catch It While You Can

We would all like to think that the important points of our lives will live on forever in the minds of others. We would like to think tha...

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thegiftofmemories

Mar 8, 2019
2 min

How I got here

I'm just cruising along minding my own business. I had a business, Instant Eden, which I had been operating since 2004. But then I took...

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