The Architecture of a Two-Lineage Anniversary Book
In a 50th anniversary Lineage Edition, the book opens with the two separate worlds their families inhabited a century or two ago—perhaps one branch arriving through New York from Ireland or Italy, and the other rooted in the Midwest or French Canada.
Chapter by chapter, the two narratives converge on their meeting, their wedding day, and the children and grandchildren who carry both heritages today, illustrated with a custom kinship tree uniting both sides.
How to Commission an Anniversary Edition
- Share the couple’s names and their parents’ names. Our free 48-hour feasibility study checks the archival records on both sides of the couple and proposes a balanced chapter plan.
- Second hardcover copy complimentary. For our next 3 Lineage Edition commissions, a second bound copy is included complimentary so both the couple and their children keep an heirloom volume.
What Every Commission Includes
- Complimentary 48-hour feasibility study: Before you pay a dollar, we verify what the US and European archives contain for your family and send a written chapter plan and firm quote.
- Primary-source archival research: US Federal Censuses, passenger arrival manifests, military draft and service files, and European civil and parish registers.
- Custom literary narrative & hardcover binding: Choose either the Ancestor Portrait (from $590, 28 to 40 pages) or the Lineage Edition (from $1,690, 45 to 70 pages), delivered with tracked air shipping to the United States.
Frequently Asked Questions
01Can one book cover both the husband’s and the wife’s ancestry?
Yes. Our Lineage Edition ($1,690+) can be structured as two parallel family histories converging on the couple’s marriage, complete with a unified family tree for their children and grandchildren.