Recorded interview
A voice recording of your conversation.
Nyumbani Rising
Youth Advisory Board
A group of talented, community-minded youth dedicated to bettering the lives of Brevard County senior citizens.
Signature oral history project
Rooted Legacies
Preserving the voices that came before us.
A youth-led community project helping older adults preserve their memories, experiences, and wisdom for families and future generations.
Your story matters.
Every voice carries a family history.
Rooted Legacies creates a calm, recorded conversation where you decide what to share and how your story should be kept. The result is a meaningful record of memory, experience, and wisdom.
What to expect
A relaxed, recorded conversation.
There is no performance and no pressure. You guide the conversation toward the memories, lessons, people, and places you want remembered.
Approximately 30 minutes
Free to participate
You choose what you want to share
You choose how your story is preserved
What you receive
A keepsake built from your own words.
Written transcript
Your words prepared as a readable record.
Optional portrait
A portrait, if you choose to include one.
Story keepsake
A one-page keepsake for your family.
“What do you want the people who come after you to know?”
Your story. Your choice.
Keep it with your family, preserve it in the private Rooted Legacies archive, or choose to share it publicly.