Maggie MarkdaSilva
Experience
Services
I am available to work with individuals, couples, and families. I feel privileged to be enabling elders to reflect on lives well-lived, knowing they are leaving their thoughts and memories for the people they love. It is a tremendously gratifying experience, for them and for me.
Regions Available for Work
Other Regions: I am based in Northern California and work on projects in California|| throughout the country|| and internationally.
Specialty
I am the conduit, the one who elicits people's stories through a series of interviews and from them creates a cohesive narrative. The culmination of each project is a beautiful coffee-table book, driven by the narrative and enhanced with family photos and important family documents (letters, wedding invitations, baby announcements, immigration documents, professional and community recognition, and more).Books are written in the first person, in the narrator's voice. My goal is for readers to feel they are sitting at the knee of their beloved elder, listening to them recounting their memories and reflections. In addition to being treasured by family and close friends, these books are also sources of great pride for the people whose stories are recorded therein. Working behind the scenes is my highly professional team of genealogists, editors, book designer, and more.My work is copious, but for those telling their stories, the process is easy and a genuine pleasure. Recounting one's life story is so joyful and enriching, especially knowing that it will be given to family through the generations. These books are cherished legacies, gifts to both the givers and recipients.
Subject Areas
- Other:
- personal stories, family history
