For The Grandkids
We talk, and I create your free legacy book.
Free Legacy Book
You talk. I listen. We record our chats, and your stories become a digital legacy book.
I do all the work. There's no login, no control panel, and no dashboard.
You receive a free PDF legacy book.
You can also order a hardcover version!
A conversation becomes your legacy
A phone conversation with me — whether it’s ten minutes or an hour — is recorded and shaped into a beautiful PDF book ready to share with your family. (A total of 4 hours of phone calls.)
I email you the digital file of your color PDF book, which can include up to 20 photos. I also upload your digital book and audio files to the "forever" Internet Archive, and I create a free flipbook on your own private web page.
And get this — your grandchildren can hear your voice as you tell your stories! Your audio recordings are linked inside your book by QR codes! See how it works.
All of this is free.
Hardcover Heirloom Book
Everything listed above, PLUS a museum-quality 8x10 hardcover book with Smyth-Sewn binding, and G7 color consistency, printed on 80lb satin paper stock that you'll be proud to show off. I'll also create a custom cover with a photo. Starting at just $99.
This is a custom-crafted book that is heads-and-shoulders above the companies that deliver a cheaply bound stories book.
Just like the free PDF book, there is no charge for my time. You pay only for the physical book, which I sell at-cost. You can see the pricing calculator at OnPress Book Printing.
How can I do this for free?
I’m retired and I don’t need to support a family anymore. But I’m still young enough to want to do one more meaningful thing before I sit in my chair and watch eight hours of Star Trek every day. And I can afford to work for free.
So, I’ll do the core work for free — up to four hours of phone chats and up to twenty photos. I'm happy to accept tips.
But you are never charged. Some people cannot afford to leave a tip. They deserve a legacy too.
I can do additional paid work as well, including more photos and more phone interviews.
I can also create genealogy family tree books, custom photo albums, and restore old photos.
Family History Book
Are you looking for help creating a genealogy book? I've spent over three decades researching our family tree on both sides. I understand GEDCOM files and am proficient in Ancestry.com. I can help with:
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Family tree books
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Restoring archival photos
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Full family history manuscripts
This work is billed separately from the physical book. Book pricing remains the same and each physical book is printed at OnPress Book Printing and sold at-cost, which includes sales tax and shipping.
Custom work is billed after it's complete and you approve of everything.
Family Photo Album
Maybe you simply want a family photo book. A memories scrapbook. I can help create a beautiful heirloom-quality photo book printed by a G7 Certified printer. This ensures the most faithful reproduction of your photos possible. I can:
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Scan old photos
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Restore damaged photos
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Create family photo albums
This work is billed separately from the physical book. Book pricing remains the same and each physical book is printed at OnPress Book Printing and sold at-cost, which includes sales tax and shipping.
Custom work is billed after it's complete and you approve of everything.
The Tip Jar
Some people can afford to leave a tip. Some can’t.
Your legacy is free. Your gratitude is optional. Your tip — if you choose to leave one — goes straight to my Ko‑fi account. And I actually do drink coffee. My doctor says too much lol.
You can leave a tip on my Ko‑fi page.
