What is a memory book?

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Tiffi finishes her phone call and it’s time to do some googling. She wants to know more about a memory book so she begins her online search. 

‘A memoir is a book-length history of a person’s life and times, or a snapshot of a period within a person’s life. A memory book combines images and saved items or memorabilia with a short story to accompany each memory.

Here are a few examples of a memory, or keepsake book:

• Vacation memory books

• Family history books

• Wedding albums

• Birthday albums

• Baby book

• Children’s book

• School memory books / yearbooks

• And more!

The Importance of Creating a Memory Book  - A memory book is a great way to celebrate life, keep track of your own memories or to record the life of a loved one. Family members and friends can take comfort in knowing that they have some physical memories of their family member close to their heart. Just knowing that they can pull out a memory book at any time and peruse through the pages can bring peace of mind to those who are grieving the loss of their family member or friend. 

Formatting Your Memory Book - As with creating your memory book, there are also no hard and fast rules regarding formatting or theme. The theme you choose can be whatever seems appropriate: life lessons, growing up in the South, etc. And formatting can also take a variety of shapes. You may want to create a chronologically based memory book, from birth through current day. You could divide it by years or by decades. You can also choose to format your memory book with a section for each subject matter: childhood, work years, military, marriage, parenting, retirement, health, etc.’ (Source)

Tiffi finds more articles on memory books so she continues reading.

Let’s continue - The Beginner's Guide to Creating Heartfelt Memory Books

Start at the beginning – Elsa and Tiffi create a memory book