March 4, 2016
Genealogists are constantly documenting the stories passed down in their family tree. So is Dave Isay! He launched StoryCorps in 2003, and his effort has now gathered over 60,000 stories from across America and beyond.
According to the website TED Talks:
“Dave Isay opened the first StoryCorps booth in New York’s Grand Central Terminal in 2003 with the intention of creating a quiet place where a person could honor someone who mattered to them by listening to their story. Since then, StoryCorps has evolved into the single largest collection of human voices ever recorded. His TED Prize wish: to grow this digital archive of the collective wisdom of humanity. Hear his vision to take StoryCorps global – and how you can be a part of it by interviewing someone with the StoryCorps app.”
Source: YouTube
Here’s another example. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnGqjlcEkhk
All of the stories are good. Be sure to watch the story of the trauma nurse, the father, and his son the soldier. Click it to start at the 4:15 mark.
Every day genealogists are finding and documenting their family stories using GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives. Once you have gathered that information, StoryCorps is an easy way to record your stories – all of them. Use it to record your stories and pass them down to the rising generation.
It’s a Great Day for Genealogy!
