Our Family Memories

13/09/2024

This week I gave talks to three WI groups in South Devon so it was a wonderful excuse for mini holiday with my parents. We stayed near Kingsbridge and a highlight was a ferry ride down to Salcombe. Thanks to HayTor WI, Kingsbridge WI and Primley WI for inviting me to talk about the importance of preserving life-stories. Hope you had fun reminiscing.

12/04/2024

Thrilled that Our Family Memories is featured in the May edition of Prima magazine (in the shops now) 😊

04/03/2024

I'm currently working on a biography for a farming family and I love the story about an ancestor who was a soldier during World War One. He was serving on the front line in France when some hay arrived for the horses. Imagine his surprise when he realised the label said it had come from his home farm in Oxfordshire. He said it was the best hay ever! Below shows a war-time Christmas card sent to the family.

23/01/2024

It has been an exciting start to 2024 for Our Family Memories. I have given talks to two welcoming WI groups in Devon, one in the village of Coldridge and one in Sidmouth. Hopefully I've inspired some people to start writing their life stories. And I've also just embarked on two new biography projects - with one client based in Canada!

29/06/2023

This week I was thrilled to address more than 100 WI members at the Devon Federation's Speakers Day near Exeter. They were intrigued to find out why I'd brought along a banana and a tin of tomato soup! If you'd like to find out why, I could come along and chat to your community group and hopefully inspire you to write your life story.

12/04/2023

I've had a lovely plug in the Coronation Edition of The Lady!
Thank you, thank you, thank you to the wonderful Amelia Hanratty for singing the praises of Our Family Memories on the magazine's letters page. 🥰

The Coronation Edition, out today 👑

This month, we have:

✨ The King’s Journey - His life before the throne and what we can expect from his reign
✨Mother’s Day - Charles’s Coronation will be radically different from the Queen’s in 1953
✨ Earthly Paradise - One of the King’s great passions is his garden at Highgrove
✨Regal Connections - Great places to stay on royal estates around the country
✨ Celebrate the Nation - Traditional British dishes for you to enjoy at your Coronation feast
✨ Plus, packed with features, comments, fashion, reviews, recipes, gardening tips and puzzles

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02/02/2023

Carolyn explains what Our Family Memories is all about...
We made this short video to try it out as a Facebook ad!

01/02/2023

Two more happy customers! Just added another review to the website - from Charles & Carmen Thompson.

They wrote: "We felt very at home talking to Carolyn about our personal stories.

“It took several interviews over the telephone, but she put us at ease as we passed through each step of the journey.

“We were very impressed with the final product...and we would not hesitate to recommend Carolyn to anyone who wishes to publish their memoirs.”

Click on the link to read more reviews.
https://our-family-memories.com/reviews/

22/01/2023

Another book finished!
The life story of a lovely couple from Devon.
We've also got our first reviews on the website now.
https://our-family-memories.com/reviews/

11/12/2022

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You don't have to be famous to have stories worth preserving for your children and their children.
Visit Our Family Memories to find out more. Prices from £900.

02/12/2022

Front page news on Dorset Biz magazine!
https://www.dorsetbiznews.co.uk/carolyns-biography-writing-business-clocks-up-successful-first-year-thanks-to-r2s-jeremy-vine/