Why Personal History?
Imagine the thrill of sitting down with your great-great-grandparents and listening to their stories of everyday life. What might you have heard?
- the news about John Brown attacking Harper’s Ferry
- how consumption and cholera killed several of their neighbors
- why Grandpa voted for William Henry Harrison instead of Martin Van Buren
- what they thought about the newly passed 14th Amendment
- Grandma’s ginger-honey-vinegar recipe for a cough
There’s really something special about putting ancestors’ lives into context, isn’t there?
Nancy Hendrickson, long-time history and genealogy writer, will help bring your ancestors to life through adding well-researched and professionally written social, regional, and political history to your family book. She will then assist you in creating a beautifully designed heirloom book printed on archival paper.
Preserving your family history not only leaves a treasured record for others, but the process of learning about your ancestors’ lives gives you insight into the very real people that came before you.