The heirloom quality personal journal.
The perfect companion to the old family Bible, preserving your unique life story for your family.
ISBN 978-1-8778101-34-3
Hardcover, 288 gilt-edged pages, 8½ x 11

"LifeTimes, The Life Experiences Journal" will be perfect gifts to family and friends at holidays, weddings, anniversaries, graduations and birthdays.

"LifeTimes" is an heirloom-quality hardcover journal with  beautiful gilt-edge pages. This award-winning 288-page leather-look hardcover book provides over 150 categories for you to record and comment on your life's memories and future events as they occur.

For example, in the "FAMILY & FRIENDS" section there are 23 pages for info like Inherited Traits, Names & Birthdays, Best Friends, Favorite Childhood Games, Songs, Toys & Dolls, Practical Jokes, Romantic Memories, Major Gifts Given & Received, etc.

And there are sections for EDUCATION; TRAVELl (Great Trips, Favorite Vacation Spots, States Visited, etc.); ENTERTAINMENT (Favorite Books, Movies, TV Shows, Commercials, Music, Restaurants, Jokes, Wines, Food, Musical Instruments, etc.); MEDICAL (Illnesses, Vaccinations, Hospitalizations, Surgeries, Allergies, etc.); PHYSICAL (Stats, Fitness Program, Diets, etc.); SPORTS (Events Starred In, Great Sporting Events, Best Scores, Teams, etc.); PROFESSIONALl (Jobs, References, Military Service, etc.); BUSINESS (Owned/Managed, Inventions, etc.); FINANCES (Salaries & Bonuses, Mortgages, Loans, Donations, Insurance Policies, etc.); INVESTMENTS (Real Estate, Other Assets, Partnerships, Collectibles, etc.); RECOGNITION (Awards, Prizes, Achievements, Offices Held, Speeches, Media Appearances, Heroics, etc.); COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT (Volunteerism, Clubs, Patriotic Action, etc.); RELIGIOUS; CEREBRAL (Great Ideas, Psychic Events, Goals, Hunches); HOUSEHOLD (Residences, Major Purchases, Decorating, Landscaping, Computers, etc.); VEHICLES; PETS; STYLES (Hair, Clothing & Fads, Slang Words & Phrases, Favorite Jewelry & Perfumes); LEGAL (Will Status, etc.); POTPOURRI (Embarrassing Moments, Natural Phenomena, Pet Peeves, Major Historical Events & Technological Developments During My Life, Best Dreams, etc.)

"LifeTimes" can be the most complete single record of one's life as it helps organize important personal data as well as valued memories ... portraying a unique life story.

by Marietta Younkin Showalter
ISBN 978-1-877810-95-4, softcover, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 2012, $24.95
Extensive surname index

Ninety-six year old Marietta Showalter tells entertaining and informative stories of her life adventures. A girl born into an era before immunizations and antibiotics when many children die, including six of her siblings. Her family struggles through the Great Depression, her brothers fight in World War II, and she is uprooted from the security of hometown and extended family to accompany her husband. Motherhood, relocations, and unexpected anguish follow, along with newly discovered joys and insights. Marietta Showalter is a woman who delights and inspires all who experience her practical wisdom, wit, optimism, creativity, and a deep and abiding faith that has comforted and sustained her throughout her lifetime. Marietta's easy-to-read stories are not only a window on the past, they also reveal the heart of a woman who is still planning her future.

First issue of historical newsletter which is all about families and individual life experiences which make each family unique.

Second issue of historical newsletter which is all about families and the individual life experiences which make each family unique.