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<\/p>\nDubliners share memories, reflections, and family histories in a new heritage storytelling project\n<\/p>\n
Time Capsule Sessions, launched by photographer Peter Varga of Humans of Dublin, creates a guided, intimate space for people to share their memories, experiences and wisdom in a format that can be cherished by families for years to come.<\/p>\n
The project recently completed a pilot in partnership with North Clondalkin Libraries, funded through South Dublin County Council Heritage Funding- in association with heritage officer Rosaleen Dwyer.<\/p>\n
Seven deeply personal stories were captured for the first series, which will launch next week on Humans of Dublin.<\/p>\n
For Mr Varga, the project is rooted in his own experiences having ever got the chance to meet his own grandparents.<\/p>\n
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Kay O\u2019Keeffe, interviewed for Time Capsule Sessions. Pic: Peter Varga<\/p>\n
The Dublin photographer is the man behind Humans of Dublin, which is a photography project documenting the lives stories and experiences of people living in Dublin.<\/p>\n
Originally from Hungary, he moved to Dublin 16 years ago at the age of 19.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the last decade, while interviewing more than 2,500 people for Humans of Dublin, I found myself consistently drawn to older people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of the most powerful and best performing stories on the page have come from those conversations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhenever I had the chance to speak with someone elderly, I would ask the questions I wish I could have asked my own grandparents.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany of those chats lasted an hour or more on a pier, in a coffee shop, or on a park bench.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were always deeper and richer than what I could fit into a 400 word Humans of Dublin post and what became clear is that so many people have a real need to share their wisdom and life stories, but they are rarely given the time or space to do so,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
This is what inspired Time Capsule Sessions, which he is promoting as a \u201clegacy storytelling service\u201d that creates a warm, guided space for someone to reflect on their life.<\/p>\n
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Norman Lowe emigrated to Canada at 19 and returned to Ireland after many years. Pic: Peter Varga<\/p>\n
He is offering paid \u2018Time Capsule Sessions,\u2019 including guided interviews, professional portraits and audio recordings, with optional add-ons such as framed prints or additional family interviews.<\/p>\n
One story featured in the series is that of Kay O\u2019Keeffe. Born in Holles Street Hospital in 1944, she was fostered just days later by a woman she called \u201cMommy Divine.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms O’Keeffe spent years searching for her birth mother, discovering Ellen Scully in County Cork, whose existence had been kept a secret.<\/p>\n
Their eventual meetings were cautious and distant, yet Kay found her own confidence and joy in performing and connecting with others.<\/p>\n
Another story comes from Norman Lowe, who emigrated to Canada at 19 and built a successful career running duty-free shops at multiple airports.<\/p>\n
Risk-taking and ambition brought him great highs, but also a dramatic financial and personal fall.<\/p>\n
Returning to Ireland, he battled addiction and depression before finding peace in quieter moments and reflecting on the lessons of a life lived fully.<\/p>\n
\u201cEach session combines a recorded interview, portraits, and keepsakes,\u201d Mr Varga said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s more than just documentation, it\u2019s about preserving memory, presence, and connection,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The series will also be an exhibition at North Clondalkin Libraries in a few weeks.<\/p>\n
For more information visit http:\/\/timecapsulesessions.ie\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dubliners share memories, reflections, and family histories in a new heritage storytelling project Time Capsule Sessions, launched by…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154877,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[307,304,305,306,308,615,93,61,60,3478],"class_list":{"0":"post-154876","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-dublin","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-ie","16":"tag-ireland","17":"tag-sarah-burke"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154876\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}