Why These Stories Matter
Too many stories are lost, overlooked, or never told at all, especially the stories rooted in everyday life, family, and community. Elaine T. Jones believes these stories matter.
Through her writing and storytelling, she creates space for memory, reflection, and truth, honoring lived experience and preserving voices that deserve to be heard and remembered.
Elaine T. Jones is an author and storyteller whose work focuses on personal essays about memory, family history reflections, and cultural storytelling.
Through lived experience and reflection, her writing honors everyday stories and the voices behind them.
Elaine's Story
Elaine T. Jones is an author and retired educator whose storytelling is rooted in life, family, community, memory, and lived experience. After years devoted to raising her family, teaching, and serving her community, Elaine turned to writing as a way to preserve the stories that shaped her life and the lives around her.
Her work reflects resilience, reflection, and the quiet power of everyday experiences, the kind often overlooked but deeply felt.Through her writing and community storytelling, Elaine continues to honor lived experience, preserve cultural memory, and remind us that our stories matter most when they are told in our own words. Elaine believes our stories carry meaning, especially when we take time to tell them.
Beyond the Page
Elaine T. Jones — Author & Storyteller of Memory and History
Elaine continues her storytelling beyond the page in her Substack, I Remember It Well.
Through personal reflections, memories, and moments drawn from everyday life, she writes to honor lived experience, connection, and truth.
If these stories resonate with you, you’re invited to read along.
What happens when the past speaks—through a family’s hidden legacy and a community’s enduring strength?
Elaine T. Jones writes stories shaped by memory, faith, and resilience — inviting readers to reflect on the lives, histories, and truths that shape us.
Books by Elaine T. Jones
An intimate journey through memory, place, and personal history.
A story of family legacy, faith, and the treasures we inherit.
Honored by Marquis Who's Who, 2025