Welcome to Legacy Carvers
Stories, Tools, and Reflections for Building a Life That Outlasts You
Hi, I’m Nancy. By day, I manage a group of software developers. By night, I chase ancestors.
Legacy Carvers is the newsletter where those two worlds meet.
It started as something for my family and friends — all those cousins and former classmates and old neighbors who make up the fabric of my past. They are still my inspiration, but over time this has grown into a space for anyone who cares about stories: what we inherit, what we create, and what surprises us when we stumble across it.
I write about family and legacy, the way music carries memory, and how kids can get hooked on history when you share it with humor and curiosity. I experiment with technology to find new ways to research, preserve, and tell these stories. And sometimes I turn the lens on myself, writing personal stories that capture an era or a moment of change.
Everything I write comes back to the same idea: our stories are part of our legacy.
If what you’ve read here feels like home, why not subscribe and join the conversation? Everything here is free for everyone. When I come up with a snazzy product for sale, you’ll be the first to know ; )
Note on AI
It’s fashionable these days to write an official “policy” on AI. Policies are usually long and boring. Mine is simple: I use it.
I like to do my own writing, but I use AI to catch typos, suggest edits, brainstorm, and sometimes help with research or titles. Now and then it even writes Python code for me.
My AI Motto: Don’t trust; always verify.
Often I think it’s like that boyfriend I had in college. He seemed perfect until I found out he had a fiancée, and she wasn’t me.
When this happens, I rebel and find a pen and a piece of paper. Are you bored yet? That’s my policy. Very. Boring.
