Story Sharing for Families, Business & Community

Interviewing, Recording, Producing, & Performing

with Ron O'Reilly

This website is about life witnessing between people:

The people who might archive personal stories for themselves or someone they care deeply about.

And a bit about me, the person they might want to help in the archiving.

(Like all of us, these webpages are still under construction.)

I help people continue stories in which they catch humanity from each other,  

even if the telling and the hearing spans great space, time, or many generations.

For people who want the voices,words and personalities of important relatives, companions, and mentors to remain available.

In Personal Histories I interview people to record their personal life stories in their own voice and produce these on audio or video media or in books. The person can recall significant people, events, and actions in his or her experiences that give his or her life its unique character and themes. By recording these stories they can be re-introduced to one's own self and to those who share and care now and in the future. Those audiences then have a chance to hear from (and not just about) a person who helped create their lives.

For people who miss sharing what has and is happening between the lives of family and friends because they 're not with them often.

With MemoryPress I help people collect stories/photos/poems, recollections about somebody or event cherished by a group.  We put these on  permanent web pages dedicated to that favorite subject from family and friends.  Even though these folks are separated by great distance they can create an interactive intimacy and sense of sharing, the feeling of "my people I belonged to" can be kept alive  This service is offered in conjunction with FamilyLearn, LLC, a well-established and respected internet family history firm.

For people who want to leave a testimony to the principles and priorities they lived by, and messages for those who will inherit the caring and wealth they will pass along.

I help then think, talk, and write Life Legacy Letters (ethical "wills") which summarize their wisdom and wishes for those who follow.  These descendents can hear or read what their benefactor hoped her or his legacy would become, and also have person to person messages for significant people.  These are often felt to become the most precious gifts someone has left for others to have.

For people who want to hear stories of humans being human

I also perform stories for adults and children at special occassions.  See the linked pages for my storytelling characteristics and offerings.

For people who want to learn and use stories

I lead trainings, workshops, and consultation in stories for healing, witnessing, reminiscing, and even marketing.

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