Resources

Handouts and Information Files

• Book Binding Options
• Personal History Options
• Questions for Telling Your Story

Organizations

• Association of Personal Historians
• Association of Professional Genealogists
• National Archives, Genealogy Research
• Oral History Association

Preservation Information

• Library of Congress, Preservation Department
• National Archives, Preservation Department
• American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works

Conservation/Archival Supplies Gaylord Brothers Light Impressions

Resources from members of the Association of Personal Historians:

• Breathe Life Into Your Story: How to Write a Story People Will WANT to Read to provide tips about how to make your stories more interesting
• The Legacy Guide: Capturing the Facts, Memories, and Meaning of Your Life to help you record your life or that of a loved one
• Remembering: Life Story Triggers & Memory Essays to inspire you to write about the many topics that make up your life story
• Our Family Heirlooms and Their Stories to help you preserve the histories of your cherished family heirlooms