The following examples show today's society's interest in preserving our history in a variety of ways. A few are the WWII documentary DVD series, “Band of Brothers”, the written works of authors Mrs. James Dobson and Mrs. Gaither fill their pages with many suggestions on creating family memories and of course the wide spread frenzy of scrapbooking that captures family history through pictures as well as journaling.
It was interesting to me to find that in May 2005 ABC Television Network featured David Isay as Person of the Week segment of the news. He had been collecting verbal history for the past 20 years. Isay's collection has been archived at the American Folklife Center in Washington D.C. One of his most recent projects is called, “Story Corps” in which two people are invited into a portable sound proof room for a 40 minute taping. It often is a young person questioning a senior citizen about life long ago. One copy is archived and the other copy the participants receive.
The reason there is an interest in persevering history, is not only for nostalgic purposes but to fulfill the need for continuous learning. Children see their world widen and self-worth & confidence are instilled as children make connections with history as they recieve it as their own.
