A digital archive for the stories of the European inhabitants of all age and cultures

The project

  • The European Memories project is pleased to invite all European citizens, men and women of every age and cultural origin, to send their stories...

See the stories

  • Autobiographical and biographical writings
  • Photo-narrations
  • Video-narrations
  • Audio-narrations
  • Other forms of expression

Send your story

  • Through the site, by registering with the site, filling in the work description form and uploading the entries into the site (enter  and send/modify)
  • By e-mail
  • By post

Editor's Picks

Pathways through Europe (through its diversities)

Upter-Storie Università Popolare di Roma

Etté, simero ce avri (Yesterday, today and tomorrow)

I had full knowledge of the Grecian nature of my being on 12 January 2000, the date of my grandfather Sebastiano’s death. Until then, I only suspected a concealed, recondite, trampled-on diversity. My grandfather died on a cold winter’s day, at six o’clock in the afternoon. I was sitting on th...
Upter-Storie Università Popolare di Roma

FinisTransilvaniae

Mairovitz The Country. The Fatherland We were born and raised in a spacious white house in the middle of a large garden which belonged to our father; in front of it there was another house, larger still, that was grandfather’s and then some smaller buildings such as the Stable, the Washhouse…...

Experiences of feeling part of Europe

EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHY – BEAUTIFUL GERMANY

Hello Europe! Hello from Bulgaria. This is me, Anelia. I was 17 years old when I visited Europe for the first time. My first touch was Germany.

FINIS TRANSILVANIAE

We were born and raised in a spacious white house in the middle of a large garden which belonged to our father; in front of it there was another house, larger still, that was grandfather’s and then some smaller buildings such as the stable, the washhouse…

Another Europe is possible (under construction)

The man who REcycle the thinking!

The man who REcycle the thinking!

I`m a friend of Vyacheslav Stoyanov, the man who make REcycle expedions riding his bicycle. In his role Vyacheslav Stoyanov will study the reasons for the problem with the garbage, which he will collect from different countries. The last his expedition is around the Mediterranean 23 000 km...
“mercenario dello sviluppo” di Daniele De Sillo
Daniele Desillo

“Mercenario dello sviluppo” di Daniele De Sillo

La cooperazione, un mondo variegato e contraddittorio, entusiasta e utopico, dove si incrociano sogni, entusiasmi, competenze, e affari. Si parte per aiutare, per capire ma anche per dimenticare. Una legione straniera della solidarietà che si confronta e scontra con inefficienza, burocrazia e in...

Next Activities

Workshop on Autobiographical Methodologies more about Realized activities

University of Roma 3 - prof. Piccioni; trainers: CLAUDIA LIBERATO and ANDREA CIANTAR

Progetto con Istituto Professionale "A.M.Camaiti" di Pieve Santo Stefano more about Realized activities

Dopo la collaborazione dell'Istituito Camiati nell'ospitalità del Workshop "memoria viva in Europa", un'altra attività arriva a rinsaldare i legame con European Memoris... Gli alunni della classe seconda dell'Istituto, leggeranno le storie contenute nella pubblicazione e compileranno una scheda con commenti, proposte e racconti perso...

Highlights

The prize-giving ceremony

Saturday, September 11, in the charming Tempietto of Colledestro in Pieve Santo Stefano the prize-giving ceremony of the second edition of the Competition "European Memories"took place....

Winners Narrating Europe 2009 - 2010

The competition received about 400 stories submitted in seven different languages, including autobiographical and biographical writings, videos, audio narrations and photo narrations. The selection was carried out first at national level: all the stories were read and examined, resulting in a first-round selection of 34 stories. A second selec...

Methodology

In this section we are collecting documentation on auto-biographical methods, according to the different approaches. To develop the skills of project participants on methodologies, for to realize autobiographical works, or collect life stories.
Here you can find:

  •   Documentation on the cultural work with memory, as a tool for the development of social and civic competences of citizens.
  •   Documentation on methodologies for to realize autobiographical works, or collect life stories, trougth different forms of expression.
  •   Educational products, created through the use of life histories and autobiographical stories.
Methodology

Organizations working in the field of memory in Europe