My family lives far away so we communicate a lot through email and phone. I save special emails into folders to read when I am missing them and need them close (and it’s 3 am over there)
I also save the handwritten letters and cards they send.
I also write my mom and grandmothers’ recipes in a document to save online, but most importantly I write it in my recipe book. I often call my mom or both my grandmothers to ask them questions about the recipes or get a new one. I am not that great at cooking so any help they can give me is appreciated. They never measure!! so…they guesstimate…and my end product often requires a phone call back to report and learn. :) Saving these recipes is very important to me. I am also starting to record my sister and (gasp) my own recipes so that future generations might benefit. :)
I’ve asked every member of my family for their favorite church hymn and wrote them on the back of my Bible. When I am in church and sing them it’s nice to be reminded of my family.
One summer when I was visiting I sat with my grandmother and we went through her Bible and mine and shared the verses we had underlined. Now I have hers on my Bible and she has mine on hers underlined as well.
Thank you for asking this question…you just reminded me once again of the importance of keeping memories alive.