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One Generation to Another
One Generation to Another is for families and family businesses who are thinking about capturing their story and want to know what the process looks like. Hosted by Melissa Parks and Dave Goetz, cofounders of Journey Sixty6, each episode addresses the real questions families ask when they begin the process.
Episodes
- One Generation to Another
Why Does Design Matter in Our Family History Book?
Everyone has heard it: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” But people do. And while we believe words are the heart of a family history book, it’s the design—the…
- One Generation to Another
What Does Our Family Lose When We Use AI to Write and Design Our Family History?
AI is everywhere. It answers our customer service calls, drowns social media in weird (sometimes funny) videos, and can customize our schedules for the next…
- One Generation to Another
How Do We Uncover the Stories Our Family Has Never Told?
Human stories are what bring a family history to life. But when a family leader first starts on the journey to capture and tell their family’s history, they…
- One Generation to Another
How Can We Uncover the Meaning Behind Our Family's Stories?
Most families collect their history the same way. Someone sits down with Grandma, hits record on their phone, asks a few questions, and hopes something lasting…
- One Generation to Another
How Do We Identify the Key Turning Points in Our Family History?
When families begin capturing their history, they often are overwhelmed with decades of stories and dates of events, hundreds of photographs and documents to…
- One Generation to Another
What Is a Family Legacy Keepsake?
When family businesses first set out to capture and preserve their story, they expect to end up with a physical product—a memoir, a documentary, a coffee table…
- One Generation to Another
What Research Is Needed to Capture and Tell Our Family History?
Many family history projects begin with curiosity. The family project’s leader sifts through photographs, journal entries, newspaper articles, piecing together…
- One Generation to Another
How Do We Tell Our Family's Story Honestly When Parts of It Are Painful or Controversial?
No family story is without its hard moments. There is conflict between generations, disagreements among siblings, and frustrations over business decisions…
- One Generation to Another
Why Is It So Hard to Release Our Family Legacy Keepsake into the World?
Most Legacy Keepsake projects are a lengthy process. You would think that, after multiple reviews and revisions, the family would be eager to publish their…
- One Generation to Another
Who Is Our Legacy Keepsake For?
Most families assume their Legacy Keepsake is simply for the family. It’s a way to help future generations understand the sacrifices, values, and moments that…
- One Generation to Another
How Does the Work to Capture Our Story Benefit the Family?
Most families come to us with something they want to preserve for the next generation. Sometimes it’s a book or a digital archive. More often it’s just a…
- One Generation to Another
What Should Stay Private in Our Family Story?
Every family has moments it would prefer to keep private. Many family members fear that in telling the family or family business story those private moments…
- One Generation to Another
Why Should We Tell Our Family Story?
It might never feel like the right time to tell your family story. Maybe it’s still unfolding, and the moments don’t yet feel like “history” or anything…
- One Generation to Another
Is Our Story Worth Telling?
What feels ordinary to you might be extraordinary to everyone else. In this inaugural episode of the One Generation to Another podcast, hosts Melissa and Dave…