Oh my goodness! I can only imagine the stories you have heard. Thank you so much for preserving their legacy.
I also dabble in writing. I wrote a romantic fiction 30 years ago. Never tried to get it published but family and friends liked it. I have also worked on and off for 15 years on a book that deals with what moral values might be like on other planets....similiar to C S Lewis's space trilogy. It would be labeled Christian science fiction. Also, have had hundreds of letters to the editor in several newspapers and magazines over 4 decades. The only time I ever got paid was a piece I did for Astronomy magazine.....$200. Didn't even expect money for it!