Helping families capture and preserve their legacy.
YOUR STORIES REVEAL THE HISTORY, CHOICES, AND VALUES THAT HAVE SUSTAINED YOUR FAMILY.
We consult with your family to identify the family
or business legacy that you want to preserve.
We then create a family narrative that’s produced in the form of a Legacy Keepsake.
IS NOW THE TIME TO PRESERVE YOUR LEGACY?
Time waits for no generation.
“There are so many stories, more beautiful than answers.” – Mary Oliver
SCHEDULE A 15-MINUTE CONSULT HERE!OUR LEGACY BOOK PROJECTS
We work with families to write biographies, founder memoirs, table books, and other Legacy Keepsakes to capture their legacy and ensure their stories are preserved for generations.
See more of our legacy works here.
FAMILY BUSINESS LEGACY MEMOIR
The founders of Muth Electric, a 55-year-old electrical construction company located in Mitchell, South Dakota, recently transitioned their family business to the second generation. That transition inspired the couple to capture their story. They approached Journey Sixty6 with a simple wish: for future generations to know how exactly Muth Electric got its start—and the values that carried them forward. What came out of the Discovery Phase was the Legacy Blueprint for the final Legacy Keepsake: a 10-chapter book, later titled Wired to Figure It Out. Journey Sixty6 conducted the interviews—three generations of family members, plus business partners and friends—ghostwrote, designed, and published the book.
FAMILY BUSINESS LEGACY ANTHOLOGY
This project was initiated by the CEO, a third-generation family leader of a century-old family business, who wanted to preserve its family business history. Journey Sixty6 structured, ghostwrote, and published the family legacy book, drawing on in-depth interviews with family members, close friends, and key stakeholders. To ensure a comprehensive portrayal of the family's story, the book presents each chapter from a distinct first-person viewpoint. Journey Sixty6 also produced a complementary documentary. Together, these projects offer a multifaceted exploration of the family's heritage and its business triumphs.
FAMILY LEGACY MEMOIR
Most every successful family has a story arc that includes survival, risk, overcoming, and thriving. The year-long journey to write and publish this family legacy memoir included in-depth interviews with the author, his family, and his business partners. Journey Sixty6 mapped out the writing and publishing process and then implemented the entire project from start to finish, including ghostwriting and publishing the book through our Big Snowy Media imprint. It was published in 2015.
A FAMILY BUSINESS FABLE
This two-year writing and publication journey required intense collaboration between the author and Journey Sixty6. Through our one-on-one coaching, we provided the author with conceptual guidance, helping him conceive the book idea and then shape the narrative into a compelling fable. We provided developmental editing throughout the process as well as a line edit near the book's completion, ensuring a professional manuscript. Through our Big Snowy Media imprint, we published the book in both print and digital formats.
FAMILY BUSINESS VIDEO ANTHOLOGY
Neuco, Inc., a North American HVAC company, tells its story.
This 118-year-old, Chicago-based family business engaged us to create a video anthology and table book to capture its legacy. The family faced unexpected deaths, a devastating fire, two World Wars, and wrenching change in their industry. This is a story of the values that defined the family and its business. Today, Neuco, Inc. is the North American leader in its business category.
THE ONE GENERATION TO ANOTHER PODCAST
One Generation to Another is for families and family businesses who are thinking about capturing their story and want to know what the process looks like. Each episode addresses the real questions families ask when they begin the process. You can find all episodes in our archive here.
"HOW DO WE TELL OUR FAMILY STORY HONESTLY WHEN PARTS OF IT ARE PAINFUL OR CONTROVERSIAL?"
No family story is without its hard moments. Most families who begin capturing their family story recognize this. They get stuck, though, figuring out what role conflict should play in the story handed down to future generations.
Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts here.
Listen to the episode on Spotify here.
"WHY IS IT SO HARD TO RELEASE OUR LEGACY KEEPSAKE INTO THE WORLD?"
Most Legacy Keepsake projects are a lengthy process. You would think that, after multiple reviews and revisions, the family would be eager to publish their Keepsake. Yet we’ve noticed the opposite to be true. On this episode of One Generation to Another, Melissa and Dave explore why families struggle to let go of their Keepsake.
Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts here.
Listen to the episode on Spotify here.
"WHO IS OUR LEGACY KEEPSAKE FOR?"
Most families assume their Legacy Keepsake is simply for the family. But once the process of capturing a family legacy begins, something unexpected often happens: the Keepsake starts reaching a much wider audience than originally imagined. In this episode of One Generation to Another, Melissa and Dave explore the different audiences a Legacy Keepsake can serve.
Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts here.
Listen to the episode on Spotify here.
