LegacyStories

LegacyStories.org is a comprehensive living history library that provides free legacy-building tools and resources so that everyone can pass down their life lessons and experiences to future generations. We launched our site in 2008 to provide members with the ability to write legacy stories in a multi-media story blog, curate and organize their highest priority legacy photos, and record their oral history.

Members can join or create public or private groups to collaborate and share stories and family history. In fact, LegacyStories.org is the first website to offer its members a way to link their stories to over 12 billion ancestor records in the FamilySearch database, the official family tree of humankind.

Members can use our IOS or Android mobile app to record their oral history. The app takes a picture of the teller—a legacy photo or keepsake—and records the teller’s voice while reminiscing. Only this time, reminiscing with purpose. Recordings are uploaded to the member’s legacy portfolio in their private LegacyStories.org account. Recordings, photos and writings can be discriminately shared with five different audiences.

For professional assistance with all matters legacy from photo digitization to memoir writing, we offer a Legacy Concierge Directory, and provide tutorials to expand your story development skills. Families start a "legacy conversation" with a loved one by using the Legacy Stories Handbook. Inside this 32-page guide includes everything needed to interview loved ones, and record and preserve their legacy stories and more, including legacy questions, letter templates to leave intimate messages to loved one, recording and interviewing tips and a checklist to help identify milestone events and memories.

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We believe that history is a chorus of voices—and we want to make sure everyone has a chance for their voice to be heard!

Legacy Stories from the Americans All Heritage Honor Roll

We are pleased to host and share these legacy stories created by honorees’ family, friends and associates. They, like us, appreciate that heritage and culture are an integral part of our nation's social fabric and want to help students participate effectively in our nation's economy, workforce and democracy.

Language
State
Last Name of Individual
First Name of Individual
Group name

Albert "Chew" Kullen Maryland (December 27, 1909 - July 30, 1966) Jewish, Poland, Businessman

Albert “Chew” Kullen was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the oldest of four children. His parents, Sam and Mary Kulchinsky, were Jewish immigrants from Russia and, in addition to a rich appreciation for their heritage, they afforded their children a unique distinction.

Albert "Chew" Kullen Maryland (December 27, 1909 - July 30, 1966) יידיש, פוילן, ביזנעסמאן

אַלבערט "טשו" קולען איז געבױרן געװאָרן אין באַלטימאָר, מערילענד.  ער איז געװען דער עלטסטער פֿון פֿיר קינדער.  די עלטערן, סעם און מערי קולטשיסקי, זענען געװען ייִדישע אימיגראַנטן פֿון רוסלאַנד.  אין צוגאָב צו אַ רײַכער אָפּשאַצונג פֿון זײער ירושה האָבן זײ געשאָנקען די קינדער אַן אױסצײכענונג װאָס איז יחיד־בנימו.  כאָטש 

Allan S. Kullen Maryland (February 20, 1942 - ?) Author, Businessman, Golfer, Inventor, Jewish, Marketing, Mergers-Acquisitions, Poland, Printer, Social Entrepreneur, Traveler

“Her name is Ester Baumgartner. Do you know her? She's a pretty Swiss girl who sings beautifully, and I think she lives near here." Allan had posed the question in a broken mixture of Hebrew and English to whoever would listen and could understand him. Allan had met Ester while on an archaeological dig at Masada in the Negev, Israel. All he knew by the time they parted ways was her name and that she was staying in Tel Aviv.

Marie-Claire Jeanne (Baudin) Miller Maryland (August 25, 1940 - December 20, 2015)

Marie-Claire est décédé subitement de causes naturelles. Elle laisse dans le deuil son mari, Steve, et les enfants, Corinne (Smithen), Valerie (Hochman) et Sandra (Rosenband) et huit petits-enfants. Les services seront le 23 Décembre, Norbeck / judéenne Memorial Gardens Chapelle. La famille recevra parents et amis le 23 et 24 Décembre à la résidence Miller.