Capture Your History

Capturing a personal history to share with family and friends is a priceless act. The loss of an elderly family member's personal history can be tragic.

(Movie produced by Levonne Gaddy, Capture Your History)

If you or a loved one decide to be interviewed by a personal historian, here are some helpful things to think about before you begin.

What do you think is the most important overall story to tell future generations? Is there anything in particular that most people don’t know, or that should be preserved or celebrated?

Do you have documents, photographs or clippings about specific family members that you want to share?

What do you remember about your parents and grandparents?
You might want to create a Timeline of Significant Events in Your Life: birth, childhood, education, training, career highlights, love, marriage, children, grandchildren.

What was your toughest challenge?

Did you or your family have any involvement in political or religious movements or military service?

Capture Your History can help you turn your memories into:

·a set of audiotapes

·an edited written transcript of interviews (with or without photographs)

·a printed narrative (a book, typically with photos) (hard cover or paperback, acid-free paper or not)

·an ethical will (legacy letter or message from the heart to family)

·a video photo montage

·a custom video biography (with or without photographs and/or old video footage)

What it takes from you?

One to twenty hours total of recorded interviews consisting of one to three hour sessions.

How long does it take to complete a project?

It depends on the scope. It could take a few weeks, to six months or years.

What is the cost?

Prices range from several hundred dollars to many thousands for a complex biography. Personal history services are labor-intensive, sometimes requiring many hours of interviewing, transcribing, videotaping, editing, revising, and preparing materials for publicaton or audio/video distribution. It is crafted to fit the budget of the individual.

 Call Personal Historian Levonne Gaddy for a free consultation (520) 306-7329

Serving Central Coast California, Tucson and
Los Angeles

(Member of Association of Personal Historians.)