Preserving Stories. Building Legacies.
Life Legacy Books helps individuals and families preserve their life stories, memories, values, traditions, and spiritual heritage in meaningful ways that can be passed on to future generations.
Our Journey
Helping Families Capture the Stories That Matter
Life Legacy Books, led by personal historian Dr. Cheryl R. Carter, brings together a team of writers, interviewers, and graphic artists to help individuals and families preserve their stories.
Cheryl is a college professor, freelance writer, and author of more than thirty books. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing, and her background in counseling and education helps her approach each life story with creativity, care, and sensitivity.
Through Life Legacy Books, stories can be captured through guided interviews, life story books, tribute books, journals, audio, and other meaningful legacy publications.
Why We Started
It Began With a Mother's Story.
Life Legacy Books was born from Cheryl's experience with her mother.
When Cheryl's mom spent six months in hospice, Cheryl longed for a way to recapture the treasured moments of her mother's life. That experience inspired her to create a way for others to capture family stories, cement core values, and unearth memories that could be passed on to future generations.
What began with a desire to make saying goodbye to a loved one more meaningful became a mission to help families preserve the stories and values that matter most.
Faith & Purpose
Preserving Both Spiritual Heritage and Family History
Life Legacy Books primarily works with faith-based clients, with a strong commitment to helping families document their spiritual legacy as well as their natural and familial heritage.
We believe that a person's legacy can include more than memories and milestones. It can also include faith, moral and ethical values, family traditions, prayers, and the wisdom gained throughout a lifetime.
Our work provides individuals and families with meaningful ways to articulate and preserve these parts of their story for generations to come.
Our Mission & Values
Mission Statement
Helping People Preserve Their Stories and Pass Their Legacy Forward.
Our mission is to provide meaningful ways for people to capture, preserve, and share the stories, memories, values, and experiences that have shaped their lives.
We want to help families document their history, celebrate the lives of loved ones, and create lasting keepsakes that can be passed from one generation to the next.
Core Values
Meaningful Stories
We believe every life holds experiences and lessons worth remembering.
Family & Connection
Stories help connect generations and give us a deeper understanding of where we come from.
Purpose
We believe our experiences can serve a greater purpose when they are shared with others.
Legacy
What we leave behind isn't only what we accomplish—it's also the wisdom, values, memories, and stories we pass on.
Preservation
We intentionally create ways to protect memories, traditions, and personal histories from being forgotten.