Eleanor is our sample story — everything here is a demonstration.
Memorial Mode
Eleanor Rose Parker
Schoolteacher, gardener, and grandmother of nine. Eleanor believed every child deserved to be read to, and every neighbor deserved a warm loaf of bread.
- 1934· Birth
Born in Cedar Falls, Iowa
The youngest of five, born during a spring thaw.
- 1946· Childhood
First library card
Walked two miles each Saturday to the Carnegie library.
The librarian let her borrow six books instead of four.
- 1958· Marriage
Married Henry Parker
They danced to Patsy Cline at the wedding.
The ring was his grandmother’s.
- 1962· Family
The porch on Alder Street
First house, first child, the porch where everyone gathered.
A story with voices from three of her children.
- 1978· Family
Tomatoes win the county fair
The garden became a neighborhood landmark.
- 1994· Later years
Retired; started the reading circle
Saturday mornings at the public library.
- 2019· Later years
Summer with the grandchildren
Nine grandchildren, one long table.
- 2024· Later years
Her 90th birthday
Cinnamon bread, of course.
When the time comes, the same life becomes a memorial page with her timeline, photos and an approved guest book.
- What a family member can do
- Visitors leave memories in the guest book; the family reviews each one.
- What the family controls
- Curators activate Memorial Mode and choose what is published. It can be reversed.