Choose the book that fits your family
Each book is researched and written for your family alone, and each has one clear price: $325, $550 or $779. A free 30-minute consultation helps you choose the one that fits, with no obligation.
The Ancestor Portrait
One family line of your choice, traced as far back as the records allow, in a single illustrated hardcover book.
- 75 to 150 pages of researched narrative
- Photographs and maps throughout
- A source citation behind every claim
- Record transcriptions and translations included
- One hardcover book and a digital edition
The Family Heritage Book
Your mother's or your father's side, with both of that parent's lines traced as far back as the records allow, in two volumes.
- Volume I The Story, Volume II The Family Record with the proof records
- Custom covers with your family's names
- A dedication page, photographs, maps and full citations
- Record transcriptions and translations included
- Two hardcover volumes and a digital edition
The Heirloom Collection
Both of your parents' sides: all four of your grandparents' lines, traced as far back as the records allow, often to the old country, in a three-volume set.
- Volume I Story, Volume II Family Record, Volume III Proof Records
- Record transcriptions and translations included
- One shared index across all three volumes
- Three hardcover volumes with custom covers, a dedication page and a digital edition
Every book takes about 4 to 6 weeks of research and writing. After that, your draft review, the design and proof, and printing and delivery take about 3 to 4 weeks more.
With every book
- A free 30-minute consultation and one clear price before we begin
- A short progress update every two weeks
- The full draft to read before anything is printed, with two rounds of revisions
- Every fact cited to the record it came from
How payment works
- 50%when you sign
- 25%when you approve the draft
- 25%before printing
Payment is split into three parts: 50% when you sign, 25% when you approve the draft (or one week after we send it, whichever comes first), and 25% before printing.
Prefer to order through Etsy? All three books are also in our Etsy shop, at the same prices, and you pay in full at checkout.
Giving a book as a gift? See how our gift certificate works, with the same books, prices and terms.