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Publishing & Writing pma-online.org - Publishers Marketing Association. An excellent organization for information and resources. Geared to small or medium sized publishers, it hosts a comprehensive annual conference about publishing and marketing books, with dozens of vendors (printers, binderies, designers, distributors, and more). blogbinders.com - They’ll turn blogs into digital print-outs with binders. Fee-based. dohistory.com - Appears to be a relatively straightforward site that can get you started on genealogical and/or other historical research. FamilyLearn.com - We’ve heard good reports about this web-based service that stores family genealogy charts, stories, and photos; they can also produce digital books for clients. folklife.si.edu/explore/Resources/InterviewGuide - Downloadable free guide provides inspiration, brief discussion of techniques for tape recording and interviewing, a long quote from Margaret Mead about the importance of handing down your legacy (specifically, grandparent boxes), sample release forms and photo/audiotape log sheets, and so on. loc.gov/vets/kitmenu.html - How-to kits provide basics for personal history interviews, especially veterans. Free. heritagecookbook.com - This web-based, fill-in-the-blanks service formats and then digitally prints out your booklets of recipes, with additional text/photos. Subscription plus production costs. heritagemakers.com - This is a pyramid-type company that uses home parties to help people preserve their personal stories, buy products (printing and binding small books), and become part of the company network of “consultants.” We’re currently checking it out. lifeofmine.com - Another web-based service for storage of family stories by renewable subscription. sanddunebooks.com - This is "an independent publishing company with a mission to develop writing tools that help strengthen personal relationships through self-expression and sharing." Spiral-bound keepsake journals, pre-formatted with poignant questions. storyhelp.com - Tristine Rainer’s non-profit Center for Autobiographical Studies offers classes, retreats, web-based writing groups, and a newsletter, sure to be high quality! tellingstories.com - Software to create text and add music, historical context. Fee. tributecenter.org - This tax-exempt non-profit was founded in the aftermath of Sept. 11. The American Tribute Center (ATC) provides certain writing and private publishing services for qualifying individuals and families. To the greatest extent possible, we use professional writers, editors, and designers, who volunteer their services. It's a joy to be part of this organization. turningmemories.com - A well-established company with far-flung affiliates provides writing tele-classes, coaching, and publication services. Fee-based. Graphics & Materials eyewire.com - Good source for graphics. Stock Photography at Foto Search - More than fifty quality stock photography vendors at one site as well as royalty-free clip art, illustrations, video clips, maps, and other imagery.
doverpublications.com - My favorite place for copyright-free graphics! Other Versions of the Personal History Craze www.mssticks.com - This wonderful small business, based near the Hudson River, handcrafts³ personal history walking sticks² from fallen or logged branches that are tested for durability, then carved and polyurethaned. Charming, sturdy, and, at $200 or less, extremely inexpensive. - A growing number of companies produce “personalized” or “customized” books for customers who want to plug in data using pre-fabricated text (like MadLibs); digital output, basic bindings. Children’s books, adventure books, and romance novels. For businesses, they’re re-named “private label books” and are usually how-to guides, such as how to move (plug in realtor’s name and local information), how to obtain financing (plug in bank’s name), or how to create an ethical will (plug in estate lawyer’s name). - Guides and accessories for would-be memoir writers include how-to books, videos, CDs, blank journals, “memory boxes,” questionnaires, and flash cards, usually claiming that these products will make writing a life story “fast, easy, and fun.” (Don’t believe a word of it; it will be slow, difficult, often tiresome, yet extraordinarily rewarding.) But check out Phyllis Rowland’s board game, “LifeStories,” which seems like a good bet for family gatherings. - Genealogy software, most of which adheres to rigidly patriarchal organization of data. - Web-based obituaries through The Tribune Company’s legacy.com - offers sign-in guest books, florist links, and directions to the funeral home. - storycorps.net - This non-profit has two booths in Manhattan and two touring mobile units to help people interview friends and families on audiotape. Some of the interviews are later aired on NPR. Miscellaneous www.kimsfashion.com - My sister and I walked into Kim¹s Fashion Design in Boston¹s Chinatown about eight years ago, and I¹ve been hooked on these beautifully made-to-order clothes ever since. Kim takes your measurements, works with you on designs that suit your body perfectly, and helps you select gorgeous fabrics (especially silks and Spandex) that are the right feel and color for you. Then she makes you clothes that you love and that fit perfectly. Mostly, I buy lightweight jackets, or two-piece silk outfits. Whether you¹re skinny or zaftik, Kim will create clothes that are perfect for you. She also sells off-the-wrack Asian-style clothes for people who want something right now. Kim is a Vietnamese immigrant who¹s seen some difficult times and is one of the warmest, most talented, compassionate, hard-working, and reliable people I know. She¹ll do everything by mail, or go to either her Boston storefronts in Chinatown and Copley Square. Adoption & Related Services fwcc.org - Families with Children from China (F.C.C.) adoptkorea.com - Adopting from Korea... and afterwards: A Prospective Parent's Guide to Korean Adoption adoptshoppe.com - AdoptShoppe: Unique Adoption Gifts for Parents & Families Adopting Children Internationally
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