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01/09/2025

Sending prayers to those who have lost loved ones, property and precious heirlooms in the wildfires sweeping Southern California. 🙏

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12/31/2024

2024 is a wrap! 🎉 A highlight was delivering 30 Heirloom Books hot off the press to Barbara and Stan Levenson in time for Hanukkah and Stan’s 91st birthday.🎂 Their beautiful 162-page custom book chronicles an extraordinary life together with restored portraits of their parents, stories and digitized memorabilia of their work with luminaries from Ann Margaret to Quincy Jones, and pictures with extended family, including eight grandchildren. See the finished story here: https://shorturl.at/sR1Md

A new year is the perfect time to begin a heirloom project of your own. Get ready to give the gift of a lifetime 🎁 by getting in touch today for a free consultation. Cheers to 2025! 🥂

12/30/2024

Today, we honor the legacy of President Jimmy Carter, who was raised amid racism, abject poverty and hard rural living, yet spent most of his 100 years of life in service to humanity. “He always felt a responsibility to help people,” said his longtime friend in Plains, GA, where he was born and died. “And when he couldn’t make change wherever he was, he decided he had to go higher.”

The 39th and longest-lived U.S. president, James Earl Carter Jr., died Sunday at the age of 100. His life ended where it began, in Plains, Georgia.

12/24/2024

This Christmas season, we are thankful for our friends and clients who have supported our vision for family history preservation and storytelling for the past five years. We look forward to unveiling some new projects and services in early 2025. Until then, we wish you and yours the merriest of holidays and the happiest new year. May it bring many new memories worth preserving for years to come!

11/28/2024

Honoring the spirit of gratitude that has united families for centuries. 🦃🙏✨

09/28/2024

Five-year wedding anniversaries are celebrated with gifts of wood. Symbolizing strength, wisdom and deep roots, wood is also a fitting tribute to our company at the five-year mark. We're thankful to everyone who helped strengthen us along this journey and look forward to more Memory Keeping in the years to come!

09/02/2024

This Labor Day, check out this labor of love: a mini-documentary about the memoir “The Open Gate” by Elsmarie Norby. This video is a tribute to Elsa and another pioneer, Barry Annino, both of whom spent their final years in service to the indigenous community of San Miguel Viejo, Mexico — and to the Little Things Matter Foundation, which continues to support the Ojalá Niños learning programs that Elsa founded.

All who love San Miguel de Allende will recognize its charming cobblestone streets and colonial architecture in this video, and also get a glimpse into its hidden side. Special thanks to guide and historian José Arturo Morales Tirado for contributing his knowledge about the region’s indigenous heritage to Elsa’s beautiful bilingual memoir on life in the rural village on the edge of this historic city.

“The Open Gate” is available on Amazon and 100% of the proceeds from sales benefit the children of San Miguel Viejo. Help spread the love and get your copy today at: https://www.amazon.com/Open-Gate-Creative-Community-Families/dp/B0CKGS6ZJ4

A tribute to author and founder Elsmarie Norby (1940-2024), philanthropist Barry Annino, and the Little Things Matter Foundation, which continues their work ...

08/13/2024

Elsmarie Norby, a local legend in historic San Miguel de Allende, passed on the evening of August 6, surrounded by her family. This picture was taken in late July to celebrate the completion of her memoir, "The Open Gate."

This beautiful bilingual book contains her stories from living and teaching among the Indigenous Otomi people in San Miguel Viejo and a brief history of the region by historian José Arturo Morales Tirado. The book is available for purchase at Amazon, and 100% of the proceeds help support the learning programs she started in the community that she loved. https://www.amazon.com/Open-Gate-Creative-Community-Families/dp/B0CKGS6ZJ4

If someone you love has a life story that deserves to be documented, get in touch today to learn how our professional storytelling team can ensure their story stands the test of time.

08/06/2024

What a treat wandering the streets of San Miguel and discovering “The Open Gate” on display in local shops and the historic Biblioteca Publica!

Editing this beautiful bilingual memoir by Elsmarie Norby of her time living in the indigenous community of San Miguel Viejo — with a brief history of the region by Jose Arturo Morales Tirado — was an adventure.

We feel the same about every story we capture and share. While piles of memories only fade with time, life stories crafted with professional support can stand the test of time. Let our team at Heirloom Digital help you turn yours into something special today.

07/04/2024

A compelling 4th of July essay on the great principles in the Declaration of Independence from University of Texas history professor Jeremi Suri.

In the first of two contrasting reflections on the meaning and lessons of Independence Day, Jeremi explores the principles of justice as articulated by abolitionist Frederick Douglass. In the companion essay to follow on Friday, Zachary will expand to share his perspective on institutional renewal a...

06/19/2024

Today we can thank Opal L. Lee for giving us Juneteenth, a national holiday marking the end of slavery. The 97-year-old civil rights activist is known for her decades-long campaign to make Juneteenth a national holiday.

Tragically, the former teacher from Fort Worth lost her childhood home when a racist mob burned it down. Last week, 85 years later, she was given a key to a new home built by Habitat for Humanity on the very same lot. Dr. Lee’s message about unity gives us hope that we can learn from her example of love and reconciliation to strengthen communities across America.

01/01/2024

Cheers to a happy & healthy 2024!!!🥂🍾🎊🎉
❤️, Heirloom Digital

12/24/2023

Merry Christmas from Heirloom Digital! Now is your time to relax by the glow of a warm fire. Pour some eggnog, turn on some music, soak in the decorations, especially the kid-made ones over the years — and celebrate all the seasons of your life.

Among the simpler messages in the Christmas story is the importance of the gift of hospitality — welcoming others into our homes and lives. Read our blog about a recent heritage book project we supported to share this gift with people in need: https://shorturl.at/jCGKM

Speaking of gifts, our services from family archives to private edition books make the perfect experience gift for families. Enjoy the gift of a free consultation from Heirloom Digital, your partner in history preservation and storytelling. Get in touch and let’s visit to see what our global team can do for you in 2024.

12/23/2023

We were delighted to contribute editorial support to this beautiful bilingual coffee-table book about life in the indigenous village of San Miguel Viejo, Mexico. Collaborating with author Elsmarie Norby, historian José Arturo Morales Tirado, designers, and advocates who shared their unique gifts to support this project sponsored by Little Things Matter Foundation was deeply inspiring. May this Christmas message about its purpose inspire you as well.

The importance of hospitality — sharing what we have with others, and welcoming them into our homes and lives — is the animating spirit of Elsmarie Norby's new book.

11/02/2023

Making history is fun! Congratulations to the for their historic win. 🏆 Here's how to celebrate!

The parade for the 2023 World Champs, the Texas Rangers will be in Arlington's Entertainment District, Friday at 12:15 p.m.

10/09/2023

As people around the globe celebrate Day, our team is celebrating the launch of a new memoir, "The Open Gate." This beautiful bilingual coffee-table book includes a memoir by Elsmarie Norby who founded Ojalá Niños, a creative serving the Otomi children of San Miguel Viejo, Mexico. Their rich cultural heritage was nearly lost but is now honored by advocates in and globally. Read our blog for the story behind our collaboration with the author, historian Jose Arturo Morales Tirado, creative director Debora Reed Annino of the Little Things Matter Foundation and Earthpeople Media to bring this story to life: https://bit.ly/46kVSkh

08/25/2023

Summer is winding down while pictures are piling up. Preserve your favorite travel memories for life with 10 steps to making a breathtaking vacation book. If you don’t have time to do it for yourself, do it for someone you love! Get in touch today for your free consultation. 😊

If you focus on preserving vacations one by one, you can steadily honor your best memories instead of drowning in all of them. Here's how we did it.

07/04/2023

Happy 247th Birthday, America! May we continue to strive for happiness and freedom for all.