09/06/2026
One Photo, One Story
The video about a little square of fabric might look like an odd thing to photograph, but I promise you, it has one of my favorite stories.
One of my clients gave me permission to share this: it is a piece cut from the dress that was worn by a woman in her family in the 1930s. She wore it the day her boyfriend gave her his University of Pittsburgh pin. Back then, being "pinned" was a big deal. It meant you were serious, and it usually came before an engagement. She loved that moment so much that she cut a small square from the dress and embroidered her own initials onto it, right next to where she kept the pin.
Decades later, that fabric and pin are still together, and now her family knows exactly what they mean.
That is the whole idea behind One Photo, One Story. It is not really about the object. It is about making sure the story survives as well. What is a keepsake or photo in your family that would mean nothing to a stranger, but everything once someone explained the story? Tell me in the comments, and better yet, go tell that story to your own kids or grandkids this week. That is how it survives.
