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Interviewed my very best friends (individually and together) in California and had a blast.  Lots of laughs and lots of great memories.  They are excited to show the project to their children and grandchildren.  So glad  we had  the opportunity to preserve their precious memories and stories.

On a recent trip to California to visit my oldest, dearest (like a sister) friend I found myself on the other side of the Life Stories Remembered,LLC camera. My friend interviewed ME about my own life story. I have interviewed people about their lives for over 10 years and never experienced what it was like to … Read More…

New York – StoryCorps is hoping people give their social media apps a break for a few minutes this thanksgiving and instead use one design for listening. The non-profit oral history project on Thursday announced the 2017 Edition of its Great Thanksgiving Listen, which calls for high school students to record a conversation with an … Read More…

By Eileen Godin  Smith, 69, of Laflin, started her business of preserving life stories of individuals in 2008, at the start of her golden years. Labeling her an Encore Entrepreneur. These two words triggered a Google Alert pulling the story into Peterson’s assistant’s email.  Peterson, a certified public accountant, author of “Better, Smarter, Wiser” and … Read More…

Written by Eileen Godin, Times Leader Correspondent LAFLIN — Ann Smith set out to do something she always wanted to in her golden years — she started her own part-time business called Life Stories Remembered, LLC©. Smith, 69, has been a psychotherapist for 30 years in Kingston. She still runs her practice part-time, but she … Read More…

Independent Nepa -Written by LeeAnn Searfoss  By day, Ann Smith is a psychotherapist– by night, a personal historian. Through her business, Life Stories Remembered, LLC© she captures and “packages” the personal life stories of people from the area. Smith brings more than 40 years of professional interview experience to Life Stories Remembered, LLC©. Before starting the … Read More…

The Times Leader – When Esther Gutin’s father left Russia as a boy, he looked behind the carriage and saw the family’s faithful dog was trailing its owners, who, sadly, knew they could not take the animal along on their journey to the United States.  “The dog followed them all the way to the river,” … Read More…

The Citizen’s Voice – Many people intend to interview their older relatives and ask them what it was like when they were growing up. The problem is oftentimes life unexpectedly slips by, and people are unable to do the interviews when they say they will. Then, when the people pass away, those vital stories are … Read More…