Services and Packages

Choose how much of the story we tell for you.

Every project starts with the records. From there, choose research, a finished book, and the add-ons that bring it to your family.

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Start with your records

Every project begins by learning how far your family's records reach. No guesswork, and no surprises later.

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Records Reach Assessment

Every family's records reach a different depth. Before you commit to a book, we spend about three hours finding out how far yours go and give you a one-page written finding. If your family moves forward with a Full-Service Family History Book, the $250 is credited in full toward it.

About 1 week$250
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Research and preservation

Find the records, restore the photographs, and organize everything into a Family Archive your family keeps.

Research Report

Documented research on a family line, with sources, pedigree charts, and the Family Archive. A strong first step before a book.

4 to 8 weeksFrom $1,200

Photo and Document Restoration

Scanned, restored, labeled, and captioned photographs and records, delivered as a Family Archive.

2 to 6 weeksUp to 50 photos from $450
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Your family's book

Let us research, write, and publish it for you, or write it yourself with a coach.

Our signature service

Full-Service Family History Book

Research, oral history interviews, writing, photo restoration, design, and publishing through Amazon KDP. Includes ten hardcover copies, the complete Family Archive, and two rounds of family revisions. Choose whose name goes on the cover.

Written by Dr. Gober

Published under Dr. Gober's name as author. Dr. Gober holds the publishing rights and royalties.

From $6,000
Ghostwritten in your family's name

Published under your family's name as author. Your family owns the book and its royalties.

From $8,000
2 to 6 months

Book Coaching

Monthly sessions for families who want to write their own book, with written feedback on every chapter.

Monthly$400 a month
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Add-on services

Added to a Research Report or book project. Add-ons are built from the research we have already done together, so they are not offered on their own.

Add-on

Family Legacy Website

A private or public website for your family: the family tree, restored photographs, stories, records, and reunion news, all in one place your relatives can visit from anywhere. Your family owns the domain name and pays any hosting fees directly.

Built from the research, records, and restored photographs gathered in your Research Report or book project.

Heritage Site on Google Sites

Up to six pages, your photos and records, family-editable. Hosting is free; your family pays only the domain, about $11 to $20 a year.

From $750
Custom-Designed Legacy Site

A fully designed site like this one, with timelines, photo galleries, and record exhibits. Free or low-cost hosting; your family pays the domain and any hosting fees.

From $1,800

Optional yearly updates: $150 a year for new photos, stories, and reunion pages.

Add-on

Family Presentation

Share your finished book and its discoveries at your reunion, milestone birthday, or anniversary. Choose the version that fits your gathering.

Presentation Kit

We build a slide presentation from your book, with full speaker notes, so a family member can present it.

From $250
Presented by Dr. Gober

A 90-minute presentation delivered in person at your gathering.

$500 plus travel
About pricing. Prices shown are starting points. Your final price is set during your free consultation, once we understand your family's records, how many lines you want covered, and the scope of the work. Research travel is billed at cost.
Every book includes

Four commitments, no exceptions

Hardcover book

Ten hardcovers

Printed, bound, and delivered to your door.

Archival record

The Family Archive

Every record and photo we find, plus the Word manuscript.

Father holding his infant daughter

Your satisfaction

Two rounds of family revisions, and your approval before anything is printed.

Gloria Grey's portrait, before and after restoration

Restored photographs

Repaired, captioned, and placed in the story.

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Every family's records reach a different depth. Let's find out how far yours goes.

The first conversation is free. Tell us about your family and what you hope to leave behind.

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