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Founded in 2003 by Dave Isay, StoryCorps has given people of all backgrounds and beliefs, in thousands of towns and cities in all 50 states, the chance to record interviews about their lives. The organization preserves the recordings in its archive at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, the largest single collection of human voices ever gathered, and shares select stories with the public through StoryCorps’ podcast, NPR broadcasts, animated shorts, digital platforms, and best-selling books. These powerful human stories reflect the vast range of American experiences, wisdom and values; engender empathy and connection; and remind us how much more we have in common than what divides us. StoryCorps is especially committed to capturing and amplifying voices least heard in the media. The StoryCorps MobileBooth, an Airstream trailer the organization has transformed into a traveling recording booth, crisscrosses the country year-round in order to gather the stories of people nationwide. With the 2015 TED Prize awarded to Dave Isay, StoryCorps launched a free mobile app that puts the StoryCorps experience entirely in the hands of users and enables anyone, anywhere to record meaningful conversations with another person and upload the audio to the Library of Congress. StoryCorps also records interviews in its permanent StoryBooths located in Chicago and Atlanta. Recording an interview in a StoryCorps booth couldn’t be easier: You invite a loved one, or anyone else you choose, to a StoryCorps recording site. There you’re met by a trained facilitator who explains the interview process, brings you into a quiet recording room and seats you across from your interview partner, each of you in front of a microphone. The facilitator hits “record,” and you share a 40-minute conversation. At the end of the session, you walk away with a copy of the interview, and a digital file goes to the Library of Congress, where it will be preserved for generations to come.

Memory Book Company is a yearbook publishing company with more than 25 years experience. We are dedicated to providing exceptional value, quality and performance to our customers. Whether you’re an old hand at creating school yearbooks or are just learning the basics, you can depend on Memory Book Company to make it a great experience. We provide unparalleled yearbook publishing customer service to help you create beautiful, top-quality yearbooks your students will treasure for years to come.

Founded in 2013, Keeper is a social online memorial platform dedicated to memorializing the lives of the departed. Users can create a collaborative memorial, where friends and family can leave tribute messages, upload photos, like, share, comment, connect, and remember those who are dearly missed. Whether you would like to share these memories with the world, or with a few close relatives, Keeper’s platform is secure, simple and flexible. Keeper also proudly partners with cemeteries and funeral homes to offer a suite of digital memorialization tools. Keeper’s mission is to help create more meaningful and interactive experiences for funeral home and cemetery families. Keeper Memorials was selected as the product of choice for the Veterans Legacy Memorial project. The Veterans Legacy Memorial is a product of the Veterans Legacy Program (VLP) of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration.