In Story, Voice, and Song
This page serves as a central place to explore and revisit a growing collection of family stories shared here on the blog. Rather than repeating content, it brings together links to original posts that feature narratives, audio overviews, and original songs created to help preserve and share the lives of our parents, grandparents, and earlier generations.
At the heart of these stories are traditional genealogy reports built from documents, photographs, census records, newspapers, and family memories. Those carefully researched reports provided the foundation for everything that follows. From that base, a variety of AI tools were used to help reinterpret the research into different formats—ABC-style biographies, “day in the life” and “time in the life” narratives, audio overviews, and original songs. The facts did not come from AI; they came from the records. The technology simply helped translate that research into forms that are easier to read, listen to, and experience.
The links below are organized by generation—parents, grandparents, and beyond—making it easy to follow family lines and to expand this page over time as more biographies and stories are added. Each link leads to the original blog post, where the full narrative, audio, or video can be read, watched, or listened to in context.
My hope is that this page makes it easier to explore these stories, revisit favorite moments, and discover new connections—helping keep our family history alive not just as names and dates, but as lived experiences remembered and shared across generations.
Parents (Second Generation)
Eugene and Roberta (Briles) Crawford
Grandparents (Third Generation)
Leon Russel Crawford (1894-1976)
- ABC biography: Leon Crawford
- Exploring Leon Crawford’s Story through AI Created Media
- A Day in the Life of Leon Crawford – Wagoner, Battery D, 1st Anti-Aircraft Battalion
- A Day in the LIfe: Part 2 – Audio overview and song
- Retirement Day
Leon’s Siblings:
- Bernice (Crawford) Allen – ABC Biography
- Marion Richmond Crawford
- Helen (Crawford) Horton – ABC Biography
- Hugh Judson Crawford – ABC Biography
- Hugh Judson Crawford – Audio Overview
- Hugh Judson Craword – Hugh’s Song
- Esther (Crawford) Noll – ABC Biography
- Esther (Crawford) Noll – Esther’s Song
- Lois (Crawford) Maden – ABC Biography
- Lois (Crawford) Maden – ABC Song
Winnie Letha Currey (1903-1992)
- ABC BIography: Winnie Letha Currey
- A Video Tribute to My Grandmother
- A Time in the Life of Winnie Letha Currey (1903-1925)
Winnie’s Siblings:
- Herbert Miles Currey – ABC Biography
- Myrtle (Currey) Gaskill Jones – ABC Biography
- Mary (Currey) Walters – ABC Biography
- Earnest Oran Currey – ABC Biography
- Alma (Currey) Taylor Greenier – ABC Biography
Edward Osmund Briles (1891-1956)
- ABC Biography: Edward Osmond Briles
- A Time in the Life of Edward Osmond Briles and the Lyric Theater (1932-1933)
- An Act of Defiance: Audio Overview
- Honoring Edward Osmund Briles through Audio and Song
Edward’s Siblings:
- Ethel (Briles) Smith – ABC Biography
- Glen Briles – ABC Biography
- Lulu (Briles) Cope – ABC Biography
Pauline Edith Mentzer (1896-1984)
- ABC Biography: Puline Edith Mentzer Briles
- Rembering Kenneth: A Chapter in the Life of Pauline Edith Mentzer Briles
- Pauline’s Airplane Ride
- Bringing Pauline’s Story to Life in Audio and Song
Pauline’s Siblings:
- Gladys (Mentzer) Green – ABC Biography
- Paul Emory Mentzer – ABC Biography
- Leslie George Mentzer – ABC Biography
- Herbert Wells Mentzer – ABC Biography