Liminal Legacy Media

10/09/2024

September is "save your photos month", and the perfect time to share the official rebrand of my business! 🎉
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After 5 years of helping people document their life stories I'm thrilled to offer photo organizing and scanning as stand alone services.
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Let's crack open those boxes of photos in the attic, basement, or closet - get them organized and shared with family!
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If managing your photo collection feels daunting, I'm here to help you enjoy you memories again.

Join me over at The Memory Valet and let's get your photo collection whipped into shape :)

Transform your printed photos into a beautifully organized digital archive with professional photo organizer Daniel Powell. From sorting and organizing to scanning and digitizing, Daniel makes preserving your family memories effortless and enjoyable.

28/03/2024

When you think of ‘racial equity’, a 95 year old white male probably isn’t the first image that pops into your mind. Right? But let me change that… meet Dick Bond.

I was commissioned by The Weld Community Foundation to produce this story.
And… it's a joy to share, because well… I get to share it!
https://weldfound.podbean.com/e/the-great-bridge-builder-dr-dick-bond-s-audio-memoir-season-5-episode-3/

Normally my work is produced behind closed doors, commissioned privately by families to document the stories of a loved one (and never cleared for public consumption).

But this piece was commissioned by the foundation and publicly aired on the Weld found Podcast. Check it out it’s a great listen.


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Sadly Dick passed away just days after this piece was completed.
It was a sad day when I heard the news. But also an important and timely reminder.

Sit down with your parents and grandparents, get their stories, and learn more about their lives.
You never know when you’ll hear their voice for the last time.

18/08/2023

In honor of back to school week... I finally found it! The map of my grandparents childhood hometown! 😝
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But honestly kudos to folks who describe their childhood as "walking to school up hill both ways." It may be the only way to actually communicate how different the world was to a younger generation!

12/05/2023

Today I’m tending to my family archives. Digitizing some old cassette tapes. Truth be told I spend so much time helping others record their life stories, I don’t spend near as much time engaging with my own elders and archives as I’d like. This is why we gotta record the stories of our parents and grandparents y’all! We’re busy people. It’s hard to slow down and listen to our families and explore our past gosh dern it!

So if you’re in the same boat, and keep saying to your self… someone should really record grandma/grandpa/mom/dad’s stories. I’d love to help you out. #
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08/05/2023

Did you know that you could easily break your arm while trying to start a model T?!

20/04/2023

If you're near Boulder Colorado come pay me a visit at the Aging at Altitude Expo this Saturday! I'd love to meet face to face and learn more about your personal and family history! I love a good story and I love any opportunity to meet my online companions and colleagues in real life! Let's tell your story!
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11/04/2023

Can you imagine! Riding to school on a bus with no brakes!? 😮
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When I tell people about the work I do recording oral histories and audio memoirs, I often get the question,
“Why only record life stories in audio Daniel?! You really need to add video!”
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Well let me tell you, when done right... audio immerses you in a story in a way that no other medium can!
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Video… yes, yes… it can show you a persons face. But when the retelling of a story is paired with expert audio engineering and sound design, the result is a memory that gets truly brought back to life!
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30/03/2023

As a producer for radio shows like “This American Life” and “Planet Money”, David Kestenbaum knows a thing or two about the art of storytelling! And I agree with him here!
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When someone retells a story… you don’t just get the mere details and data of what happened… but embedded in their retelling is the added color of their perspective! They may be telling you about an event… but whether intended or unintentional they also begin to tell you about themselves and how they see the world.

27/03/2023

Ah the family car.... and all the stories that it holds! What was your family car growing up?
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Recently I was out and about and saw the *spitting image* of my family car growing up! A mid 80’s Oldsmobile Delta ’88 - we affectionately referred to ours as “Nelly.”
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It was a junker! Ha! and as you can imagine it’s the subject of many many stories!
The most notable being - being a 2 door car - over time those LONG and HEAVY doors… well the hinges would bend because of all that weight - which meant the doors never quite closed all the way. The result… the drivers door would sometimes, without warning, just swiiiing open if you made the mistake of taking a turn too hard. It would often fly right open when making those hard left turns through an intersection, ya know, trying to beat the yellow light! Ha! Good times! Just one of many stories.
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What was your family car growing up? What stories do you have?

22/03/2023

Fun event today! Thanks to 55resort Windsor for having me and hosting!

18/03/2023

Celebrating my Irish heritage with a plate of home made Irish nachos yesterday. Home cooked potato chips, corned beef, and all the fixin’s. 😋
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This dish has a really fun place in my personal family history… but that’s a story for another time 😉.
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All you need to know for now is if you ever order “Irish nachos” from a an Irish pub…. And what they bring you is a plate of corn chips topped with some accoutrements, well you wanna go ahead and high tail it outta there. You’re not in capable hands 😂

16/03/2023

Fun little interview about Legacy Story telling.😀 https://shoutoutcolorado.com/meet-daniel-powell-audio-engineer-storyteller/