MyHeritage announced a new book creation service today that turns your, and my, family and life memories into a printed keepsake book.
The MyHeritage Blog describes this new offering from MyHeritage here. They note that:
For 21 years, MyHeritage has inspired millions of people worldwide to discover more about who they are and where they belong. While family trees, historical records, and photos are essential to family history, the stories and memories that bring them to life often go undocumented. MyStories ensures those precious stories are never lost.
This short video explains the offering:
MyStories simplifies the seemingly daunting task of writing a memoir by sending the storyteller — either you or a loved one — one email per week with a thoughtful question about a specific memory or milestone, such as the story of meeting one’s spouse or words of advice for future generations. The storyteller can simply reply to the emails and attach any photos they would like to include. The questions can be modified to suit the storyteller and the focus of the book, and can be rearranged as desired. Storytellers can answer once a week over the course of a year, or at a different pace, according to their preference.
When purchasing MyStories as a gift for someone else, the recipient will receive the email prompts directly. All it takes is an email — no technical know-how is necessary. The stories can be reviewed and edited at any time. Once the book is ready, the storyteller or the person who gave them the gift can customize the color, cover photo, and title, and the beautifully bound hardcover book will be printed and shipped to them.The MyHeritage blog post has many more details about the book creation process and examples from the product. Please read it for much more information about this product.
Several family historians had the opportunity to create a MyStories book before the launch of this product. The MyHeritage blog post highlights three of them:
We gave some leading family history experts early access to MyStories and they came back with sparkling eyes.
- Janna Helshtein author of DNA at Eye Level said, “I had no idea how many stories were hidden inside me. As soon as I started answering the questions, the stories just poured out. It was very emotional.”
- James Tanner, author of Genealogy’s Star blog, commented, “As I get older, I have become aware of how little my 34 grandchildren know about me and my life. MyStories provides a way for me to make my life known for posterity, and to preserve the stories that make our family who we are.”
- Randy Seaver, author of the Genea-Musings blog, declared, “MyStories is a winner! My children and grandchildren will be able to remember my stories for their entire lives! I’m getting a copy for each one of them.”
This product is not free for people to use. The "Cost" section of the blog post says:
MyStories costs $99 and includes weekly story prompts and one hardcover, full-color printed book. Shipping within the United States is free, and international shipping is also available. MyHeritage customers with a Complete or Omni subscription enjoy a loyalty discount of $15 off their purchase of MyStories. The books can be edited and customized, and additional copies can be ordered for an extra fee. Each book can also be downloaded for free as a PDF file at any time, and saved to one’s family tree on MyHeritage as a digital asset for posterity.
The MyHeritage blog post summarization says:
MyStories is more than a perfect gift; it’s a bridge between generations and a way to ensure that personal stories are preserved and cherished for generations to come. Whether it’s a gift for a birthday, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, or “just because,” the MyStories experience is just as rewarding for the giver as it is for the recipient. Visit MyStories.com today to get started. Enjoy!
As noted above, I am one of the early "accessors" of this product. I had limited time to do this. I had a number of family stories already written on my blog and in a memoir in-work, so I used some of those stories and photographs to create my MyStories book. I added 38 stories to my MyStories book and submitted them to MyHeritage.
My MyStories book is in the mail from MyHeritage today. When I receive my book I will show the cover and Table of Contents and will have more to say about the product.
Thank you to MyHeritage for allowing me to participate in this product launch.
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Disclosure: I receive a complimentary subscription to MyHeritage, and have received other material consideration in past years. I uploaded my autosomal DNA raw data to their DNA product. This does not affect my objective analysis of MyHeritage products. I am a paid subscriber to Family Tree Webinars and love it.
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