When Siobhan first reached out to us, she had a challenge that would make any family historian pause: a paper heirloom family tree—handwritten, weathered, and nearly impossible to read.

Many of us have mixed feelings about sharing our DNA findings. It can feel strangely invasive to have someone reach out and tell you they are your cousin. But, the unearthed secrets can lead to new connections and discoveries, to new family stories and shared understandings, as was the recent case with Pixorium team member, Lilly.

Betsy C. Baker loves to write. After her husband, David, died, the time was right to create a memoir. Holding Fast combines Betsy’s memories of childhood, her high-profile careers, marriage, family illness, death and loss with her imaginative creative fiction. Through its straight-talking, compelling stories told as truth and fiction, we are reminded to “hold fast” to our family history and memories. It was our distinct pleasure to create this book with her!