Daughters of the Republic of Texas

Karen Thompson has served in a very important position. From 2011 to 2013, she was the President-General of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT). The DRT seeks to preserve the memories of the people associated with the founding of the Republic of Texas and advocates for the teaching of Texas history in schools statewide.

 

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Texas State History Museum

Even as mankind moves forward along the path of progress, we continue to be enthralled by the stories of our past. By listening to the experiences of others, we can learn from history’s mistakes and develop a better comprehension of our own present. These stories help us understand ourselves and our relationship with the world.

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Turn your Obituary into a Legacy with the StoryPress App

Can you imagine logging in to your favorite newsfeed or picking up your local paper one morning only to find your own obituary? What would it say? Would it simply describe you as a loving parent, sister/brother and those you left behind? Or would it describe your amazing accomplishments, your story and your legacy? 

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You Live As Long As You Are Remembered

 

Without a story, you’ll seize to exist. The generations to come will never know who you are and how you did what you are doing. The legacy you are leaving behind is the only way people will remember you and you only live as long as you are remembered!

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Rootstech Recap

The team just got back from 5 full days in Salt Lake City for RootsTech 2013 and it was an amazing experience.  It was actually the first convention we attended as exhibitors.

We were blessed with an overwhelming reception from genealogists with long lines of people for all 3 days.  We also did some great networking with some of the bigger names in family research, including the host of this years event, Family Search. 

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Kickstarter Approved

StoryPress is ecstatic to announce that Kickstarter has recently accepted us and we will be running our 30-day campaign beginning April 1st.

If you are unfamiliar with Kickstarter here is a little background of what Kickstarter is and how it works:

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New Interview Packets

StoryPress application is not just an application that records your voice and saves it for future generations to listen to.

Our application helps you create your stories through our broad selection of interview packets. Perhaps you are unsure of where to begin, or what topic you would like your stories to be about. If that’s the case these interview packets are for you!

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Grandma Bea

Today’s featured story is a very special story to StoryPress. “In My Own Words” is grandma Bea’s story. Bea’s desire to record her life stories inspired the creation of StoryPress application.

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Featured Story Lisa Chernow

Featured Story Lisa Chernow

Today’s featured story is “Personal Reflections” by Lisa Chernow. Chernow speaks in respect to what her life experiences have taught her, and what she has learned to be truly important in her fifty years.


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Discover Medina

  StoryPress application can be used for a variety of reasons. You can tell personal stories pertaining to particular points in your life, memories that you want to capture, or life experiences that you have learned from. StoryPress can also be used in a non-personal way. StoryPress is a tool to record valuable information, no matter what kind of information that is.

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Featured Story Davis Wedding

Today’s featured story is that of an ordinary American couple Erika and Mike Davis.
They backtrack eleven years ago to when they first met, and recall important events that
occurred and led them to their wedding, and where they are today.

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Featured Story Ferol Martin

The featured story of the day is that of a 98- year old woman who lived through the Great Depression.

Ferol Martin grew up in Indiana. Martin lost her mother at age three, and was raised by her older sister who was a high school teacher. Martin recalls the great struggles that her sister went through in order to have food on the table during an unspeakably difficult time

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Featured Story John Pritchett

Today’s featured story is about an ordinary man who lived through unprecedented events.

John Pritchett, talks about his life growing up in Texas, and his firsthand experience of the John F. Kennedy assassination. Having taken pictures with president Kennedy moments before his assassination.



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StoryPress in Education

We are very excited to have several high schools from across the country experimenting with StoryPress in the class room. One town in Ohio is using it to help document the town’s history with interviews and pictures from around the town.

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Story Press

Imagine sharing your grandmother's stories, in her spoken words, with your grandchildren someday. Think about how your shared life experience, like surviving cancer or starting a business, could help guide someone through a similar experience. Or how about capturing your child's thoughts on the first day of school each year until they graduate? These memories are too important to forget.

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