Memory Lane Life Stories

24/11/2025

This Christmas, give your parents or loved one an audio recording of their life story. With this gift, you let them know how much you value their stories, their journey and your connection to each other.
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At Memory Lane Life Stories we make high quality audio recordings of life stories. Making a life story is a deeply personal gift of legacy for someone in their senior years. With thoughtful interviews and a supportive process, people share their story in an engaging recording, preserving their famil

29/10/2025

Are you starting to think about family time as we head into the end of the year? November workshops exploring our family legacy are now released. Come and have some fun exploring how to record your family’s stories. To join a workshop, contact the event organisers or book tickets through the links below. Learn how to preserve your story, in your words and in your voice for the people that you love.
Book tickets here:
• Diamond Valley Library, 6:30pm Tuesday 11 November, Diamond Valley, Public Event. Yarra Plenty Regional Library, Australia
• Darley House Neighbourhood House, 1pm Friday 7 November, Darley, Public Event
Find out more about recording your life story or the workshops: www.memorylanestories.com
Listen to When I Was Young Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../when-i-was-young/id1803865119

Life Stories Australia

06/10/2025

Looking forward to these workshops.

October is Family History Month - the perfect time to capture and celebrate your loved ones' stories, and your own!

Join experienced podcaster and storyteller, Nina, from Memory Lane Life Stories for an interactive workshop exploring the art of Life Stories. Learn how to ask effective interview questions and get practical tips for recording and sharing histories.

Wednesday 8 October | 2pm to 3pm | Melton Library & Learning Hub

Wednesday 8 October | 6pm to 7pm | Caroline Springs Library & Learning Hub

Book your place now: https://brnw.ch/MCLHowToTellLifeStories

29/09/2025

October is History Month. To celebrate I’m hosting more free workshops than ever this month, all about preserving your family’s oral history and leaving a personal legacy. To join a workshop, contact the event organisers or book tickets through the links below. Learn how to preserve your story, in your words and in your voice for the people that you love.
Book tickets here:
• Eltham Library, 6:30pm Monday 6th October, Eltham https://yprl.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/EVSESENQ?SETLVL=&RNI=1592902
• Hawthorn Library, 7:30pm Tuesday 7th October, Hawthorn https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/events/preserving-your-familys-oral-history
• Melton Library and Learning Hub, 2pm Wednesday 8th October, Melton https://libraryevents.melton.vic.gov.au/event?id=159509
• Caroline Springs Library and Learning Hub, 6pm Wednesday 8th October, Caroline Springs https://libraryevents.melton.vic.gov.au/event?id=159510
• Mill Park Library, 7pm Thursday 9th October, Mill Park
https://yprl.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/EVSESENQ?SETLVL=&RNI=1593958
• Cranbourne Library, 11am Monday 13th October, Cranbourne https://events.ccl.vic.gov.au/event?id=149691
• Frankston Heights Probus Club, 11am Tuesday 21st October, Frankston RSL. https://probussouthpacific.org/microsites/frankstoncombined/HOME_PAGE
• Bradmill Yarraville Library, 6:30pm Thursday 23rd October, Yarraville. https://www.facebook.com/share/1Evuy3kL1o/
Find out more about recording your life story or the workshops: www.memorylanestories.com
Listen to When I Was Young Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../when-i-was-young/id1803865119

24/09/2025

New podcast out now featuring the incredible Dr Kate Lomas. You can listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/when-i-was-young/id1803865119?i=1000728120512
Kate shares with us a whirlwind of adventures. She is an innovative scientist who notices the systems in the natural world and applies this thinking to technology that supports people and communities. Kate is an entrepreneur with a med-tech start-up under her belt that achieved awards and grants for seven years, for technology advancement. So how did Kate become the kind of person that could take these incredible risks and lead such exciting developments? Kate talks with us about growing up quite free in New Zealand, exploring the world in her twenties, raising her sons and pursuing a life of research, knowledge and adventure. Kate says in the podcast, "Our greatest asset is our brain" and her life journey reflects this. Thank you Kate for inspiring us with your refreshing perspective on life.
This is a Memory Lane Life Stories production with host Nina Fromhold.
Recorded at the Narrm Ngarrgu library in Melbourne, Australia.
Music licensed through PremiumBeat.
Design by Pass the Salt Studio.
Learn more about the podcast or recording your own life story: www.memorylanestories.com
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05/09/2025

Sunrise walk, Loch Ness (but no Nessy sightings today), Falls of Foyers and Highland Cows 😍🩷🧡💚🩵❤️

04/09/2025

My Mum and I are in the UK retracing the steps of her parents through the Scottish Highlands in the years just after WWII. Guided by my grannies short biographical stories, there has been lots of research and visiting towns, talking with local historians and getting a feel for their lives.
Then tonight Mum and I went for a walk up the mountain near our cottage in Balvraid in the Cairngorm Mountains. It was like nature put on a spectacular show just for us.
I was left thinking that my Aunt was born in mountains not far from here, in a snowstorm so fierce that the doctor couldn’t attend and my grandfather delivered her. Which ironically was the final straw and why they opted to come to Australia as £10 Poms. And now we get to be here, making new memories and breathing the crisp night air. So grateful to turn the lens on my own family history and share this journey with my Mum. 🩵🩵🩵 Memorylanestories.com

24/08/2025

This month’s podcast is pretty wild. When I Was Young features Mathan Ratinam who shares his early life story in Sri Lanka, his family’s persecution during the civil war, and immigrating to Australia. Listen to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/when-i-was-young/id1803865119?i=1000723243445
Come with us as we talk about everything from the harms of colonisation to the joys of architecture, Hip Hop, children, London and Brooklyn, New York.
Mathan beautifully articulates the full-circle moments of his life that have been the fire behind his impressive career. This is an interview that you will not forget. Thank you, Mathan for sharing your incredible story.
This is a Memory Lane Life Stories production with podcast host Nina Fromhold.
Learn more about the podcast or recording your own life story: www.memorylanestories.com
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29/07/2025

Have you ever lost someone you love and realised that you have heard their voice for the last time? Or realised that you didn't ask enough questions about their life. Challenging questions I know, but something most of us don't learn until we first experience big grief.
This is why I make life story audio recordings, it is why I have a podcast, and why I run workshops to help others understand the value of our personal stories and how we can capture them for all time. Once our loved ones are gone, we know the infinite value of hearing their stories just one more time...
Preserving your family's oral history workshops in August 2025. To join a workshop, contact the event organisers or book tickets on the links below. Come and explore the personal value of recording our life stories and family history in audio. It's your words, in your voice, preserved for all time for the people that love you.
Book tickets here:
Europa on Alma, https://europaonalma.com.au
Mulgrave View Club, https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/view-clubs/find-a-club/vic/mulgrave-view-club
Avondale Heights Library, https://libraryevents.mvcc.vic.gov.au/event?id=143548
Donvale Probus Club, https://donvaletunstallprobus.au
Nellie Melba Retirement Village, https://centennialliving.com.au/villages/keilor-village
Ferntree Gully View Club, https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/view-clubs/find-a-club/vic/ferntree-gully-view-club
Oakleigh Evening View Club https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/view-clubs/find-a-club/vic/oakleigh-evening-view-club

Find out more about recording your life story or the workshops: www.memorylanestories.com
Listen to When I Was Young Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../when-i-was-young/id1803865119

24/07/2025

This month, When I Was Young podcast features Merita Tabain sharing her journey as the child of new immigrants, growing up in the suburbs of Melbourne in the 1960s and 70s. Merita's story starts with the painful experience of being seen as different at school and moves into the mind-blowing moments of seeing the S*x Pistols on Count Down and discovering Australia's alternative music scene in the 1970s. With all the courage and grit of punk, as a young adult Merita pursued her dreams of travel, higher education and journalism. Over time her career moved into leadership roles in government and emergency management, something her young self never knew would be open to her. It all fits with her belief that "You don't know what life has in store for you", so she tries to appreciate what she has each day.
Thank you to Merita for sharing your beautiful story.
This is a Memory Lane Life Stories production with podcast host Nina Fromhold.
Learn more about the podcast or recording your own life story: www.memorylanestories.com
Listen to the podcast: https://share.transistor.fm/s/73c58fa3

14/07/2025

Everyone has a story to tell. Audio recordings of your life story last more than a lifetime. The sound of your voice will bring joy and keep memories alive, for the people you love. Create a gift of love with us today.
Find out more at Memory Lane Life Stories https://www.memorylanestories.com
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