For The Grandkids
We talk, and I create your free legacy book.
It's easy
Free Legacy Book
You talk. I listen. We record our chats, and your stories become a beautiful book.
I cover the cost of your first paperback book. I do all the work. This is my retirement mission.
No strings attached.
A conversation becomes your legacy
A conversation with me—short or long—is recorded and shaped into a beautiful book. Amazon prints and ships it directly to you—and I cover the cost.
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.
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. I do accept tips.
But you are never charged. The paperback is free. It’s printed and shipped by Amazon—and I cover the cost. Some people cannot afford to leave a tip. Everyone deserves a legacy. No tip is necessary.
~Ken Hood
Hardcover Heirloom Book
Your free paperback is wonderful—but you might want something more lasting. If you’d like, you can order a premium 8×10 hardcover of your book. Optional. You’ll be able to order it when your book is finished.
This hardcover is built to last for generations. It’s a museum‑quality book with Smyth‑Sewn binding, G7 color consistency, on 80lb satin paper stock—the kind of heirloom families keep on the coffee table, give as gifts, and pass down.
Choosing the hardcover doesn’t change anything about Heritage Circle. The work I do for you is still free. The paperback is still free. The hardcover is simply a beautiful, optional upgrade you can choose if you want a more heirloom‑quality version of your story.
Family History Book
Are you looking for help creating a genealogy or family tree book?
It can be printed as a museum‑quality hardcover book with Smyth‑Sewn binding, G7 color consistency, on 80lb satin paper stock. I can:
--Create family tree books
--Restore old archival photos
--Scan and digitize old family manuscripts & documents
This work is billable, and it's how I help support the free work I do.
Custom work is billed only after it's complete and you approve of everything.
Family Photo Album
Maybe you simply want a family photo book. A photo album or a memories scrapbook.
It could be printed as a museum‑quality hardcover book with Smyth‑Sewn binding, G7 color consistency, on 80lb satin paper stock. I can:
--Scan old photos
--Restore damaged photos
--Create family photo albums
This work is billable, and it's how I help support the free work I do.
Custom work is billed only 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.
Leave a tip on my Ko‑fi page.
Call me
We can create your FREE book in just one phone call.
Your voice telling your story is linked inside. Your grandkids will thank you.
One conversation. That's it. You don't need to prepare anything. As a matter of fact, it's better if you don't plan what you're going to say.
You can leave a forever memory for your grandkids right now. Like... right now.
Will you want to record more stories? Maybe. And we can. But start with one. Now.
Don't wait. Call me now. I'm retired. You won't be interrupting me. I almost always answer the phone Monday through Friday during daytime hours.
Call me at (507) 218-1295
Want to record on your own?
You can certainly record your stories by yourself, and then send the recordings to me.
Just contact me and let me know you'd like to do that. I can work with your own recordings.