Memory Echoes founder preserves family histories in Cedar Rapids
Deborah Nevens profiles Linda Schmidt who formed Memory Echoes LLC to help clients create heirloom personal history books. Schmidt interviews relatives, compiles letters and memorabilia, transcribes and edits, starting with a free consultation and offering life history or single story options to capture family narratives for future generations.
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Memory Echoes LLC Builds Life Stories From Keepsakes
Linda Schmidt runs Memory Echoes LLC turning client life stories into engaging narratives with optional archival photos. She offers memoir writing classes, volunteer workshops at care facilities, and a range of bindings from paperback to cloth hardbacks on archival paper.
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Tyson Foods sees higher quarterly profit on chicken rebound
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