:mission statement   Mission Statement: Bare Root Media is committed to sharing the treasures of neighborhood stories through the collection and preservation of oral histories, photographs, video, and audio recordings. Storytelling is an age-old form of communication that teaches us about the past through facts and memories that are infused with personal and cultural richness. Such perspectives often bring forth names and deeds of individuals who might be overlooked by the official registry. When combined with other forms of data collection - the official story - we come closer to understanding the complex picture of daily life, past and present.