Grandma Loves Me
When Bonny found out that she had cancer, she wanted her grandchildren to remember. We helped her create a book for her grandchildren. This book would help her communicate her values to her granddaughters and help them to remember her after she passed. We worked with Bonny to collect pictures of her paintings and quilts,…
A Child’s Year Book
These children were delighted to see their very own books, with pictures of them and their families throughout the year. These books also included activities customized for the child and pages that they could color. For younger children, you can also include pictures of them throughout their lives. “I love my book! I was such…
Remembering Grandpa
Gordon’s children wanted to create a book about their dad. They shared stories about Gordon and his life-long desire to move to Oregon. Through interviews with his children, we created the story of his life, with photographs of Gordon and his family. “Dad’s book is a wonderful story of the man who guided us throughout…
A Personal Autobiography
Bill Huck knew, after he retired, that he wanted to pass on his wisdom to his children and grandchildren. He regretted not recording his own father’s stories, and wanted to give his family something they would value once he had gone. Over the course of several years, Bill wrote essays about his life. We helped…
Honoring Grandmother
After Betty passed away, her family fondly shared stories of the old days and reminisced about the precious moments they spent with their wonderful mother. It became evident how much Betty had taught them about strength, and appreciating the people who had laid the way for us to live strong, healthy lives. “I had seen…
Travel Book
Barbara’s children wanted to honor their mother with a book of their travels together. We compiled hundreds of photos, organized them by trip, and created an artistic photography book. “As we compiled photographs of our travels, the story of our time together with Mom took shape beautifully. It was nice to have something to gift…
Photo Diary
Jorma has spent the last several decades climbing and adventuring. His photography skills continued to improve with each trip, as did the camera equipment he used. He relished the moments he spent at the peak of each mountain. As he poured over photographs of his trips, he decided it was time to create a coffee…
Family History
Phyllis has an excellent memory, and remembered her ancestors in great detail. Her family knew that her memory was a family treasure, and wanted to save her stories for posterity. We transcribed our audio interviews with Phyllis, and categorized her stories by each ancestor. In the end, we had compiled hundreds of pages of stories,…