The Storyteller The Documentarian The Performer |
Jackie worked for a dozen years at Pack Library in the Children's Department
before leaving to start her own videography business in 1998. An enthusiastic
history buff and involved in a local Renaissance Faire, (www.rennfaire.org)
she will happily tell stories of long ago to audiences from a pre-school
age level on up; from fairy tales told in costume with dancing and juggling,
to serious tales of how achievements from the past still impact our daily
life. For more information about live and captured performances
contact her at jwbrittn@aol.com.
Her love of history extends from the deep past to the far future as can be seen at the website, www.scatvia.com. She feels it's important to keep a sense of humor as we paddle along on this ocean we call life.
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The Genealogist The Publisher The Producer |
Doris is a retired Social Worker and former deaconess of the United Church
of Canada and has been immersed in genealogy for more than twenty-five years.
She helped start the Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society (www.obcgs.com)
in 1980 at the same time that her business, Ward Publishing Company, began
producing "Prescotts Unlimited," a quarterly newsletter devoted to
researching and publishing information on Prescott descendants. Doris' many
fine accomplishments and standards of integrity in her genealogical research
were recognized in 1999 by the Western North Carolina Historical Society
Prescotts Unlimited is no longer being produced as a quarterly newsletter, but as new information comes to light or is worth commenting on that would be of interest to Prescott descendants, this information will be published here. For information about her various publications still available, contact Doris at DorisWard@aol.com.
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Together, Jackie has helped Doris create, edit, fine-tune and otherwise hone many of Ward Publishing Company's products, including the first and second editions of What to Do with Your Roots (now that you've dug them up) and their turn-of-the-century debut into video producing with Buncombe Beginnings: Western North Carolina through 1806. They also created the photo documentary The Fairbanks House Speaks to America.
Most recently they've discovered the joys of using PowerPoint as a platform for blending words and family photos to simply and economically tell "small" stories to share with family and friends. A way of preserving family histories and photos without the large commitment of money that the creation of a printed book or full-fledged documentary requires. No minimum print runs, just one master copy that can be duplicated as many times as needed.
Pathways to the Past brings together the strengths of both of these individual women and their separate businesses into one cohesive whole that can utilize and keep available their past projects while continuing with future projects. This company is dedicated to remembering the past as a pathway to our future.
From presentations about the importance of collecting your family's information, to consultations about the specifics methods of preserving your family's history, let us utilize our skills in writing, editing, storytelling, photo scanning and organization, and digital videography to tell your story and establish your place in history.
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