The Houstory® Hearth

News from the creators of The Heirloom Registry™ and the Home History Book™ archival journal

  • published inNovember 12, 2015

    White Friday anyone? Try an Alternative to Stuff This Holiday Season

    By Mike and Dan Hiestand, The Houstory Brothers   Instead of waking up earlier and earlier on Black Friday (or increasingly never going to bed as more stores compete to open their doors first), battling the traffic and fighting the crowds for more stuff, what if you gave White Friday a try instead? For the past more

    Email, RSS Follow
    Pin It
    Email
    wrote byMike Hiestand
    category inFeatures & Profiles, Miscellaneous, Preserve. Conserve., The Heirloom Registry
  • published inOctober 30, 2015

    Houstory Herd: A Magic Treehouse

    By Mike Hiestand, Houstory President “All treehouses are sort of magic, don’t you think?” I’m having pizza with Karen LaVerne, sitting in her treehouse, outside Bellingham, Wash., and I have to admit, lit up with candles on this beautiful fall night, a bit of a mist settling into the woods outside, this place feels very, very more

    Email, RSS Follow
    Pin It
    Email
    wrote byMike Hiestand
    category inHome History Book, Home History Research, Houstory Hearth Herd
  • published inSeptember 25, 2015

    Houstory Herd: ‘Origins’ Podcast

    By Dan Hiestand, Houstory Marketing Guy On this third episode of “Houstories: The Stories of Home” podcast (entitled “Origins”), we pack up for a weekend trip. Not just any trip, though: My first hunting trip. Initially, my goal is to discover the origins of the food I eat by going to the source (in this case more

    Email, RSS Follow
    Pin It
    Email
    wrote byHoustory Publishing
    category in'Houstories' Podcast, Family History 101, Home History Book, Houstory Hearth Herd
  • published inJuly 15, 2015

    Happy Birthday Houstory!

    By Mike Hiestand, Houstory Founder/President So I’m filling in this month as my brother Dan takes a well-earned summer break from the Herd. Dan will return in the fall to remind you that you’re going to die — yes, it could be next week — and yes, a living obituary is a wonderful idea and loving more

    Email, RSS Follow
    Pin It
    Email
    wrote byMike Hiestand
    category inHoustory Hearth Herd
  • published inMay 27, 2015

    Houstory Herd: Our Podcast Schedule

    By Dan Hiestand, Houstory Marketing Guy So we’ve been getting a few questions regarding our podcast. Specifically, how often episodes will be produced and when they will be released. We are planning on coming out with new episodes about once every three months (quarterly). The next episode is scheduled for early-mid September 2015. On a related more

    Email, RSS Follow
    Pin It
    Email
    wrote byHoustory Publishing
    category in'Houstories' Podcast, Home History Book, Houstory Hearth Herd, The Heirloom Registry
  • published inApril 29, 2015

    Houstory Herd: Place and Family History

    By Dan Hiestand, Houstory Marketing Guy So I belong to a local Toastmasters group in Eugene, Oregon. I joined the club to work on my communication skills (giving speeches, making presentations, producing podcasts, etc.). The meeting allows members a chance to speak on a variety of topics in an effort to improve, and one subject that more

    Email, RSS Follow
    Pin It
    Email
    wrote byHoustory Publishing
    category in'Houstories' Podcast, Home is Where the Heart Is, Houstories, Houstory Hearth Herd
  • published inMarch 27, 2015

    Houstory Herd: We Want HouStories

    By Dan Hiestand, Houstory Marketing Guy Do you own a family heirloom with an interesting story? Do you live in a house that has a compelling history? Would you like to share these tales and other related HouStories with others? If you answered “yes” to any or all of these questions, we need to talk. We’d appreciate more

    Email, RSS Follow
    Pin It
    Email
    wrote byHoustory Publishing
    category inFamily History 101, Houstory Hearth Herd, Preserve. Conserve.
  • published inFebruary 25, 2015

    Houstory Herd: Cabin Fever Edition

    By Dan Hiestand, Houstory Marketing Guy It’s hard not to feel bad for our U.S. eastern seaboard readers, who are currently buried under piles of snow, enduring frigid temperatures and likely experiencing cranky moods — and perhaps at touch of cabin fever. I grew up in Alaska, so I can relate. I still remember the sun coming up more

    Email, RSS Follow
    Pin It
    Email
    wrote byHoustory Publishing
    category inHome History Book, Home History Research, Houstory Hearth Herd, Preserve. Conserve., Register What Matters, The Heirloom Registry
  • published inFebruary 4, 2015

    Introducing ‘Houstories’ Podcast

    By Dan Hiestand, Houstory Marketing Guy When was the last time you poured yourself a nice beverage, settled into a comfortable chair, turned off all the lights, closed your eyes … and turned on the radio? There is something truly powerful and wonderful about this oft overlooked medium of yesteryear. In many ways, radio broadcasts free more

    Email, RSS Follow
    Pin It
    Email
    wrote byHoustory Publishing
    category in'Houstories' Podcast, Home History Book, Houstories, The Heirloom Registry
  • published inJanuary 30, 2015

    Houstory Herd: Death and Tea Edition

    By Dan Hiestand, Houstory Marketing Guy Have you ever sat down with a small group of people — strangers, actually — over a warm cup of tea and a slice of delicious cake, and talked about death? Well, after last week, I can check this off my (kick the) bucket list. I attended my first “Death more

    Email, RSS Follow
    Pin It
    Email
    wrote byHoustory Publishing
    category inHome History Book, Home History Research, Houstory Hearth Herd, Register What Matters, The Heirloom Registry

Posts navigation

Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … 14 Next
heirloom registry, houstory
home history book

Follow Us

  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest

Archives

  • November 2018
  • November 2017
  • November 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • July 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012
  • May 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • December 2011
  • November 2011
  • October 2011
  • November 2010
The Houstory® Hearth Copyright © 2010 - 2022 All Rights Reserved.
Proudly powered by WordPress BirdMAGAZINE theme by Sysbird

Go Top