What Advice Would I Give Kids Today?
I’m from Erie, Pennsylvania but now live at The Highland Home in Highland IL. I was going to say my advice would have been show a strong work ethic, but there’s a flaw with that. If you look at things as they start and as they end I guess I would say the most...
My Father Was A Kind Man
by Lorna Harris My dad was born in 1898. His name was Arthur Ritt. He was a wonderful father, but he had a very poor beginning. At 12 years old, he had to go out and work. He drove a cart for the butcher in Highland and went to the countryside in the summer selling...
Planning a Family History Trip?
Now that we are getting through COVID-19 and traveling more; we thought this would be a helpful post to share with everyone again–One Legacy Team ********************************************* I am guilty of probably all of the suggestions I am including in this...
Preserving Local Legacy One Story at a Time!
Having fun in Highland IL this spring! The Highland Home, an independent living senior community, is hosting an 8 week Legacy Sharing social activity program from One Legacy. We facilitate the sharing of amazing personal stories. During week one, stories were...
Listen To Your Mother Show Spotlights Local Storytellers!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – by Ellie Grossman, Laura Edwards-Ray & Naomi Francis, Co-Producer/Directors –Her newborn daughter was born with a rare physical deformity that would have devastated many families, but not this one. After many...Did you know?
A study published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine suggests that engaging in legacy activities like scrapbooking and story sharing can increase family communication and reduce stress for caregivers to chronically ill individuals. Caregivers reported less stress and patients reported decreased breathing difficulty and increased religious meaning.
Read more here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2664509/
