“I am bound to them though I cannot look into their eyes or hear their voices, I honor their history. I cherish their lives. I will tell their story. I will remember them.”
– author unknown
Introduction
Well hello. Welcome to my site!
I’m Valerie Elkins and I love everything about family, family stories, and leaving a legacy. Family history has the power to enrich and honor all the other things I care about in life.
In short, cherishing our family history provides us with a great opportunity for living a happy and memorable life. This is why I do what I do – I help people like you and me, cherish family. I teach people how to make history and share their stories.
3 Cherishing Families Areas of Focus
Here at Family Cherished we focus on 3 main family history areas:
Welcome!
I am so happy you stopped by. Genealogy research and family history is so much more than just finding another name on your family tree. It is about family. It is about you – and your unique family’s crazy, challenging and wonderful story. I am passionate about helping you find your family, their story and discovering profound and meaningful ways to share it. That is what leaving a legacy is about. Let’s do something with your genealogy research, your family history stories, your pictures and memorabilia, so that your memories, your story, your family legacy – will live on.
Need a coach to help you discover your family history and create a family history legacy, or just get organized? Ready to start your genealogy business, need to develop your social media strategy, or build a platform to launch your book, etc.? I am an experienced consultant that has successfully coached my clients to reaching their goals.
YOU CAN DO THIS.
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Services that I offer
I speak internationally on a variety of genealogy topics for novices to intermediates. My current topics that I speak on can be found here. I would love to speak at your next organization’s event!
- I do webinars! Which are a cost-effective and convenient way for your organization to maximize their education budget.
I also offer half-day and full-day workshops
An experienced coach/mentor who can help you be more successful in your genealogy pursuits. I consult on the following topics:
Creating a successful research plan
- Organizing your search, your family history records and pictures
- Writing a powerful family history book
- How to find your family stories
- Making the leap to professional genealogist
How to network and use social media for success
I offer online eCourses, and books to help you learn what you don’t know.
Learn at home on how to successful:
- Find your family stories
- What do you do when you have no stories or photos?
- How to create a lasting and powerful legacy
- How to write your family history
Where to Start
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Decide which of these 3 areas is the most important to you right now, and head on over.
- Finding and Sharing Your Story
- Cherished Home
- Becoming Unforgettable
Can’t wait to help you cherish your family history, find your stories and create a powerful legacy.
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