In my post, Best. Gift. Ever. I explained how to create a homemade Appreciation Album. I recently learned of a company that can actually publish such an album, as well as a personal or family history, in book form. While I prefer homemade Appreciation Albums, there is certainly a place for more professional looking options.
Photo Book Press in Minneapolis prints and binds hard-cover and soft-cover books that beautifully preserve and present your most cherished photographs, stories and memories. I met with one of the owners, Margaret Telfer, and was impressed by her passion for the business.
These books can take many forms—family history, reunion memento, personal memoir, wedding keepsake, loving tribute, vacation travelogue. Photo Book Press can scan your photos and even restore individual prints. 
Photo Book Press uses a process superior to regular printers to ensure the highest quality book construction—including sewn signatures and acid-free papers—to ensure longevity. There is no minimum order.
I love books like this because so much family history (or company history for that matter) is lost when an elder dies. Interviewing your family members and preserving all their valuable memories and photos in book form will be appreciated by future generations who otherwise would know next to nothing of their ancestry.
Projects like this typically are put off for years . . . until it’s too late. I’d love to hear stories from people who actually made it happen. Let me know how your special project turned out!
ABOUT PHIL BOLSTA
Phil is the author of Sixty Seconds: One Moment Changes Everything, a collection of 45 inspiring, life-changing stories from prominent people he interviewed, including Joan Borysenko, Deepak Chopra, geneticist Dr. Francis Collins, acclaimed sportswriter Frank Deford, Dr. Larry Dossey, Wayne Dyer, Dan Millman, Caroline Myss, Dr. Christiane Northrup, Dr. Dean Ornish, Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen, Dr. Bernie Siegel, James Van Praagh, singer Billy Vera, Doreen Virtue, Neale Donald Walsch, and bassist Victor Wooten.
Here is a three-minute video that introduces you to Phil and his book.
Reading this book is like spending a few minutes face to face with each of the contributors and listening to their personal stories. Click here to read unsolicited testimonials from readers. Learn more by visiting the official Sixty Seconds website.
Tags: appreciation album, corporate history, family history, memoir, Photo Book Press, reunion memento, tribute book, vacation travelogue
