We have recently relaunched a service that we first introduced in the 1980s (as our Family Heritage Programme). We had a number of clients whose ancestry we had already traced, and who were now looking to obtain a lasting summary of their family history in a coherent single volume, to hand on to future generations. From a series of research reports and a pile of family photographs we created a narrative: the story of the family, from the earliest known generation onwards, illustrated with photographs, maps and including a detailed pedigree chart or family tree. We now call the final product a Family Biography.
In the 1980s, this involved a lot of travelling around, taking photographs, amassing local information and – quite literally – some physical cutting and pasting. The process is now much more streamlined, but the finished product is still very much an individually crafted piece: a Family Biography.
A Family Biography will bring your ancestry to life, by setting the story in a wider context. Just as each family is unique, we believe that each family history deserves individual and thoughtful treatment. Using contemporary sources, the finished book will not just state (in full detail) what happened and where, but will seek to explain why a family moved to a particular location, or why their fortunes rose or fell. We may not find all the answers, but setting a family in its historical and geographical context often makes sense of your family’s past.
Half-leather binding
Perfect binding
Standard binding
The final product can be bound in a number of different formats. Craftsman leather binding is still the most popular, or for multiple copies, perfect binding provides a practical and economic finish.
Each biography includes a detailed family tree chart and we can also arrange to have this printed on acid-free paper, suitable for framing.
Prices are quoted individually.
For full details and sample pages see our new Family Biographies website.
