Celebrate Living History 

Bringing People together through listening, sharing and preserving real life stories. 

Celebrate Living History brings generations together through creating meaningful opportunities for people young and old to share their stories, learn from one another, and feel truly heard.

From childhood memories to life-long wisdom, everyday moments to defining experiences, each story is treated with care, respect and curiosity.

By capturing real voices and real lives, we help families, schools and communities preserve their living history — not as something from the past, but as something alive, shared and valued today.

Stories help us understand who we are and where we come from. Celebrate Living History creates spaces where people of all ages feel heard, valued, and connected-one story at a time.

Lifestyle

 

What does Christmas mean to you?

By Brianna Lane When you think about Christmas, what does it mean to you? Is...

If you had one hour to spend how would you spend it?

By Amy Saeki-Zhai “If all of us each dedicated one hour a year to volunteering...

Beyond the Country

By Kiara Blinco The year was 1962, Gary Blinco was just 14 years old when...

Nostalgia

 

Mum’s story – Looking back on her childhood at 45-years old.

By Brianna Lane 45 years young and 45 years strong. 45 years of life worth...

New year’s – what does it mean to you?

By Brianna Lane New Year’s, to me, when looking back, has never really been about...

Food & Drink

 

It’s Christmas time… or should I say…trifle time?

By Brianna Lane Christmas is the time of celebration, family, presents, and, of course, food...

The traditional dessert that holds a special place in my heart, Tangyuan.

By Cheuk Hei Ng If someone asked me what my favorite cuisine from my country...

Cooking Challange

By Isabella Chua Our Griffith University intern Isabella loves to cook. She shares some of...

Culture

 

Alan James

By Claire M Brereton Alan James was born in Brisbane in 1954. He and his...

Busi

By Claire Brereton Busisiwe ‘Busi’ (not her real name), now in her 60’s, lives near...

Story of Mr. Yan

By Amy Saeki-Zhai A Lincoln is driving up the avenue alongside the Metasequoia trees. The...

Creative Folk

 

Meet our newest intern, Isabelle

Welcome to our latest intern Isabelle Drake from Griffith University. What attracts you about being...

Internship Reflection

By Brianna Lane Working with Celebrate Living History has truly been such an amazing experience...

Meet our latest intern!

We meet Brianna Lane our latest intern from Griffith University. What attracts you about being...

Love

 

Traff’s and Brianna’s story- Right Place, Right Time.

By Brianna Lane Trafford Cox grew up in what he likes to call the Blue...

Keith and Katrina Neal – Two World’s Collide

By Isabella Neal “Hi. My name is Keith. Can I have this dance?”. Who knew...

The life of Rex and Desley

By Margaret Nyakan Manynag Agoth Desley Anne Finedon Desley Anne Finedon is the beautiful, tall...

Video

Celebrate Living History featured on Channel 7 Making a Difference

Filmed June 5 2014 at Griffith University Gold Coast campus. Reporter Kay McGrath, Talent featured...

The Bucket List Adventure

Our founder Bev Wilkinson is determined every year to tick off something from her bucket...

Talking with Bill Underwood and Alan Ross

Bill Underwood and Alan Ross met as bubs and are still best friends today with...

 

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