Choose from 1 to 5 services that are most important to you by entering the priority as 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.
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Audio/Oral History |
Your story in your voice |
A personal historian interviews you and records your voice. An option is to edit and organize the �as spoken� audio files. |
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Book |
Your story in book format |
A personal historian interviews you and, using your words, crafts a narrative and produces a book (usually illustrated with photos). |
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Video |
Your story as a video |
A personal historian interviews you and records your image and your voice. Photos, historical clips, music, etc. are often a part of the edited version. |
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Archive/Preservation |
Your photos, documents, objects preserved |
Archivists and specialists can restore, archive, and specify best ways to protect cherished photos, documents, memorabilia. |
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Class/Wkshp Life Story Writing |
Your knowledge and skills enhanced |
Personal historians offer classes and workshops to teach you how to write your own memoir or guided autobiography � a great way to get started. |
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Community/Corp History |
Your community or organization�s history |
Based on interviews and archival documents, a specialist writes and produces a community, organizational, or corporate history. |
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Editing/Writing |
Your story, in your voice, polished |
A pro edits or rewrites your story from interview transcripts or your manuscript, in your voice but with narrative flow. |
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Elderly/Aging |
Your elderly relative given �voice� |
Trained in work with the aging, these specialists can adapt to narrators with depression, dementia, etc. |
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Ethical Will/Legacy Stmt |
Your life's values expressed |
A specialist helps give voice to your values, ethics, beliefs and blessings, in a legacy document or recording (audio or video). |
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Genealogy/Family Tree |
Your family history researched or displayed |
Genealogists and personal historians help trace your ancestors, update or graphically depict your family tree. |
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Niche Services |
Cookbooks, reunions, organizing events, quilts, and more |
Specialized services (creating heritage cookbooks, quilts, planning reunions and special events). |
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Photo Services |
Your photos scanned, digitized, enhanced |
Specialists can digitize, restore, organize your photos and documents (for sharing or publication) |
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Project Mgmt/Consulting |
Do it yourself, with coaching |
Consult with a personal historian as you create and produce your own work |
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Print Design |
Your book designed artfully |
Creative book designers professionally arrange text, photos, documents, illustrations, maps etc. |
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Print Publishing/Binding |
Your story published |
Some personal historians can print and bind your heirloom book; others arrange for specialists to edit, design, proof, print, and bind your book. |
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Public Speaking |
Speaking about life-stories to your group |
Skilled and engaging speakers talk to your group about life-story topics. |
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Transcriptions |
Your recorded words transcribed |
Specialists produce transcripts of audio or video recordings. |
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Tribute/Memorial |
Your loved one or event, celebrated |
Specialty is producing a short tribute/memorial honoring people, pets, places, or special occasions. Formats may include a photo montage, photo video, small booklet, etc. |
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Website/Blog |
Your story online |
A specialist can help you create a family website or blog, upload and maintain family photos and media on established sites. |
