A charming children's book of a family pioneer story, written and illustrated by a talented member of the family.
What a great gift to give the children in your family--a story book that tells a story about their own ancestors!
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This lovely book began as a stack of typewritten life stories collected over the years.
This heartwarming little volume began as a stack of typewritten life stories that Michael Mazzarella had written over the years. His daughter hired us to create a book for him as a birthday surprise, and soon we received a box in the mail containing his stories and about a hundred original photographs.
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This family history book began with a (let's admit it, rather boring) "narrative report" automatically generated by a genealogy program.
This family history book began with a (let's admit it, rather boring) "narrative report" automatically generated by a genealogy program. We added some additional stories, photos, and custom design to bring it to life for the family.
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Dropbox is one way to work collaboratively on a family history project.
Now that your family history book is nearly done, your aunt and your sisters have offered to give you feedback and proofread before you send it to the printer. But what's the best way to get it to them, and how do you keep track of feedback? We've found a pretty efficient way to handle proofing with multiple people, so we thought we'd share it with you.
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Are you thinking about writing a personal history, or want to get back on track on one you've started? Wanting to scan and organize all those old photos, but you're overwhelmed? Now is the time!! Tom and I are teaching a bunch of classes at two events in Utah this month that can help you jump-start a project.
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A personal history doesn't have to been long or comprehensive. In this book, our client is refreshingly honest about some of his most meaningful experiences.
A personal history doesn't have to been long or comprehensive. In this book, our client is refreshingly honest about some of his most meaningful experiences.
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Worthy of the finest coffee table, this art book is also a comprehensive personal history.
This big, beautiful, comprehensive personal history coffee table book, at nearly 400 pages, is one of the largest we've done. While such a large project may not be for everyone, this book gave our client Gordon Johnson plenty of room to show off his stunning photographs along with many interesting stories from a multifaceted career and family life.
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Burundi Drummers cruise the Expo Hall during African Heritage Day at RootsTech.
"We are all connected." RootsTech is always a good time, but this year it was especially meaningful.
Read MoreIn this video, learn a few tips for downloading, configuring and using Adobe Bridge CC to enter metadata (descriptions, contact information, and keywords) to your digital photos.
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Think of your photo as the motorcycle. Metadata is digital information (date/location, descriptions, captions, keywords, copyright, and contact information) that rides along with the photo as it travels.
Is there anything more frustrating than finding a beautiful old photo among your family history possessions, only to turn it over and find nothing written on the back? Everyone who might know the story behind that photo is already gone, and you are left wondering who these people are and how they fit into your life.
It was easy to write on the back of a print, and yet many people never took the time. But how do you "write on the back" of a digital photo? It's actually not difficult. Taking a few extra seconds to identify a digital photo before you upload or share it can save future generations from the frustration of wondering who you were.
Read MoreIt’s a question we hear often from people who are contemplating writing a memoir or personal history: “How do I decide what to write about?” In a similar vein: “How much should I include? What should I leave out?”
One of my favorite ways to answer the question is with another question: “What would you like to know about your ancestors?”
Every once in a while, a project comes along that smacks us upside the head (in a good way). A project that, in the doing of it, becomes part of our narrative, part of the story of our career as personal historians, that we will never forget. It’s a story we tell often to convince others, and remind ourselves, of the power of story.