Every family has a shoebox somewhere. This is where it belongs.

A photograph, a letter, a name we got wrong, a memory nobody’s written down, if it belongs to the Swatzell story, this is how it finds its way in. Every submission is read by a real person before anything is posted.

How It Works

  • You submit the form below. It takes a couple of minutes, and you don’t need an account.
  • Email your photos to archive@swatzellstories.com with your name in the subject line, so we can match them to your response.
  • Ray reviews everything personally: checks names and dates against the record and confirms you’re comfortable being credited.
  • Approved items are added to the archive below, credited to whoever shared them.

Submit a Photo or Story

Ready to share something? Click below to open the submission form — it takes just a couple of minutes.

From the Archive

Approved photos and documents will appear here, each with a short caption and credit to whoever shared them.