Lifelong Legacies
Live your life ...
Tell your story ..
Celebrate your legacy.
Meet Tracie Stoll and
hear her thoughts on the experience
"I feel like this is "YOU" insurance. Why not leave something that is authentically you. What an amazing gift!"
Tracie & Bill Stoll, 2023 Clients
What is your story?
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Do you have family tree completed for your family?
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Would you like to have messages recorded for your favorite people for an
"in case something ever happens" occasion?
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Do you know your loved ones favorite things in life?
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Do you know all the details of your parent's childhood?
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What is your parent's love story? Do you have your love story recorded?
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Do you wish you recorded your wedding details?
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Are you looking for a unique gift that would last a lifetime?
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These questions can all be explored and documented by Lifelong Legacies. Reach out today to find out how.
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Explore Lifelong Legacies
My mission
is for YOU to explore, articulate, and tell your life story your way. Thereby celebrating and preserving your legacy.
The interviews will be an amazing experience for you, and ultimately your family.
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~Celebrate who you are by
telling your story~
Personal Life Story Interview Process
Lifelong Legacies' process includes, first and foremost, creating a comfortable atmosphere to guide you through the story of your life. The comprehensive interviews, Q&A and thought prompts will facilitate exploring and articulating your personal story and legacy.
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Virtual (online via Zoom) or in-person meetings will allow you to discover what you want to say revealing what is important to you, what you value, messages you want to carry on and your life's work.
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The Interview can include variations
of the following three components:
Favorite Things, Family Background,
& Life Story
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1. Favorite Things
~ A great way to get to know a person is by knowing their favorite things in life. Questions and topics are age appropriate (children, teen and adult versions available) and a fun way to capture the essence of a person. Imagine interviewing your child when they are young and in increments throughout their life! Imagine learning the favorites of your parents or grandparents.
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Final product includes an in-depth interview recorded on a flash drive and
link to private online access (~ 1 hour).
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$150 per person
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Love or Wedding Edition: Capture all the favorite things you love about each other: your love story and your wedding details. Video of you and your spouse/partner recording how you met and fell in love. Great to give for a wedding gift!
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Baby Edition: Capture all the details of the pregnancy and birth of your child. Similar to a baby book and great to give as a baby shower or new baby gift!
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Final product includes an in-depth interview recorded on a flash drive &
link to private online access (~ 1.5 -2 hours).
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$250 per couple/ $150 per person
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Anniversary Edition: Capture all the favorite things you love about each other, your wedding, your love story, your family, milestones, and your lives together. Video of you and your spouse recording your marriage journey. Great to give as a milestone anniversary gift!
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Final product includes an in-depth interview recorded on a flash drive and
link to private online access (~ 1.5-2 hours).
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$250 per couple
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Grief Edition: Capture all the favorite things you loved about a loved one who has passed away. This is a therapeutic process that can be saved to preserve memories of your departed loved one. Can be shared with family so no one ever forgets the special memories. Interview is guided to remember the individual or the interviewee can speak freely.
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Final product includes an in-depth interview recorded on a flash drive and
link to private online access (~ 1 hour).
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$150 per person
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Living Funeral Edition: Gather loved ones to be interviewed about someone that may be nearing the end of life. Lifelong Legacies will do a simple and short interview about what they love about the person to be celebrated. Approximately 15 minutes to say what impact was had, stories, and memories.
This package includes 4 interviews.
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Final product includes an in-depth interview recorded on a flash drive and link to private online access (~ 1 hour).
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$150 per package
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Additional interviews can be added for $40 more within this package
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2. Family Background
~Another great way to get to know a person is by knowing their family tree. Lifelong Legacies asks all the important questions and compiles the answers into an excel sheet, so the end product is an oral family history and an easy to read (and add to) document saved on a flash drive. The questions entail all the history you'd want to know about a person. Sometimes people never really know all the details about their family members. This is a fantastic way to start!
Final product includes an in-depth interview recorded on a flash drive and
link to private online access (~ 1 hour).
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$150 per person
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3. Life Story
~A compilation of your entire life told in your own words. Start with all the details about your childhood and go up to your current life with all the exciting adventures sprinkled throughout the interview: your wedding, your career, your education, your family... Whatever it is that makes your story yours!
Final product includes an in-depth interview recorded on a flash-drive and link to private online access (~ 3 hours).
$400 per person
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Create your Own Version
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~Do you have your own questions you want answered or you would like to talk about? Request an interview of 5-6 questions you like. Lifelong Legacies will have them be the focus of the interview. (~ 1 hour).
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$150 per person
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Add ons: Extra flash drives can be made for additional family members
$20 per flash drive
"Lifelong Legacies Portfolio Package"
~most popular & best value~
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(Includes all three: Favorites, Family Background, & Life Story)
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Final product includes a personalized binder to store & organize information, 4-5 in-depth interviews recorded on a flash drive and link to private online access (~5 hours). Up to 3 extra flash drives for family members.
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$650 per person
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An additional person can be added for $500 more within a package
(spouse, parent, significant other, children)
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Owner & Founder
I feel so fortunate to have found a passion while providing a service to others that I feel is invaluable. Recording your story for your family & loved ones is a gift that keeps on giving. I love to engage with people and have them open up about what their life is all about. I invite you to share your story.
Kelly Fortner, MOT, OT/L
Kelly Fortner has a master's in occupational therapy, an undergraduate degree in psychology, health sciences, holds a certification in grief counseling and is trained as an end of life doula. She is a mother of three, wife, daughter, sister, and friend. She loves to engage with people about what they value most in life. Lifelong Legacies is her dream job!
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I buy this as a gift?
Yes! This is best to give as a gift. It's a gift for you as well as the recipient. Imagine gifting this to your parent or grandparents but receiving the benefits of the interviews to last a lifetime. You can share with your family and children as well as your siblings. Gift it to a newlywed couple to record their love story. Imagine they would be able to share it with their children someday or watch yearly on an anniversary.
Is it easy to schedule and set up?
All interviews use the widely popular "Zoom" call where recording is easy and the recipient can be in the comfort of their own home. All you need is internet access and a computer/ laptop/iPad/smartphone with a camera feature and Lifelong Legacies does the rest. My hours are flexible according to the schedule of the person receiving the package (morning, evenings, and weekends available.) I work within your time frame. Interviews can be broken into several short videos or done in one session. You may choose what process suits you in order to achieve a beautiful product.
Who is it good for?
Lifelong Legacies encourages all people to record their story. Children, adults, aging generations, couples, individuals, new parents, newlyweds, those celebrating a milestone birthday or anniversary. Do it for yourself, a spouse, your children, your parents, a loved one. But I encourage you to do it NOW as we never know when life takes a turn and the opportunity to tell your story is lost. You will be glad you took the leap!
How are the products saved?
All packages will be saved onto a flash drive. In addition, you will be given a private YouTube link to share with family and friends. Lifelong Legacies Portfolio Package comes with a personalized binder to store all three components and provide a "go to" archive for easy access.
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Lorena,
Dad's Favorite Things, a gift to her sister
"We exchanged gifts yesterday and it's the first time I've seen my sister cry over a gift. We just watched the video."
Megan & Brandon, Favorite Things, Kids Edition for their 5 year old
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Our son received a “Your Favorite Things” interview as a gift for his 8th birthday. He really enjoyed the interview and opened up very easily to Kelly. When we received the final product back, we sat together and watched it as a family. The interview was great -- we laughed, we cried, and we loved this keepsake to remember our fun kid at this stage in his life. We will definitely do this again as well as gift it for other friends and family.
Michael, Portfolio Package
asked what he loves about his late wife's videos
Sarah & Matt,
Wedding Edition
"Overall, I think it was great. I was a little nervous going into this in the sense that I am better at writing my feelings than I am saying them on the fly. By this point, talking about why we love each other felt natural and easy."
Tracie, Love Story
asked what she and her late husband, Bill thought of the interview process
"For me, I know that it was not something I would be able to watch for a long time, but I felt so good knowing that I do have it to watch. For Bill, I think he felt relief. I think he felt that there was a part of him always that would be with us. It was a forever gift, knowing that his kids and grandkids could witness him in his last moments and know exactly what he cherished. "
Noelle,
Mom of 3 grown boys, talks about her experience
