About StoryMatters

“Draw your chair up close to the edge of the precipice and I’ll tell you a story.”
- F. Scott Fitzgerald

StoryMatters is a service dedicated to preserving memories – your own, or those of your friends, family or people you work with. Through tape-recorded personal interviews, stories can be turned into beautiful custom-bound books that will be lasting legacies for generations to come.

Why Preserve These Stories?

There are many reasons why people want to record and preserve stories in a book.

A few of these are:

to express who you are and how you became that person
to share life's lessons, knowledge and wisdom
to give meaning to your life and your experiences
to bring the dates and names on your family tree to life
to leave the best possible gift to your family, friends and colleagues

Sharing your stories celebrates family history, individual triumphs and struggles, and the simple joy of favourite memories. There are often special times in our daily lives, such as birthdays, weddings and anniversaries, that could be captured for your friends and families.

“I really must write down the stories of this farm where three generations of my family have raised both our kids and all kinds of animals.”

“Marilyn and I are celebrating our 30th anniversary this fall, and I’d love to find a way to tell her how much these years have meant to me…”

“Times were really tough when Alex and Uncle Victor started their bicycle business. It’d be great if everyone who worked in this factory these days could hear about those early times…”

“When my mom came with me to see the first ultrasound for my baby, she cried with joy. This baby girl will be the fourth living generation of women in my family and I want to tell our story.”

This site invites you to explore the many kinds of memories that can be preserved and how this process works.

When people die, they take their memories with them. Don't wait. Preserve these stories before it's too late.

Welcome to StoryMatters.

Lindsay Hall
Personal Historian
Toronto Ontario Canada
(416) 535-4249
Email: lindsay@storymatters.ca

“Draw your chair up close to the edge of the precipice and I’ll tell you a story.”- F. Scott Fitzgerald

“I really must write down the stories of this farm where three generations of my family have raised both our kids and all kinds of animals.”

“Marilyn and I are celebrating our 30th anniversary this fall, and I’d love to find a way to tell her how much these years have meant to me…”

“Times were really tough when Alex and Uncle Victor started their bicycle business. It’d be great if everyone who worked in this factory these days could hear about those early times…”

“When my mom came with me to see the first ultrasound for my baby, she cried with joy. This baby girl will be the fourth living generation of women in my family and I want to tell our story.”

“What is past is prologue.” - Shakespeare

“Draw your chair up close to the edge of the precipice and I’ll tell you a story.”
- F. Scott Fitzgerald

“What is past is prologue.”
- Shakespeare