Let's take this journey together,
telling your story and preserving
family history, memories, and photographs.
Sharing your or a loved one's life story and preserving family history and lore creates an invaluable legacy for future generations.
My goal, mission, and passion are to perpetuate and preserve the lives we’ve lived.
People often tell me they wish they had known more about their parents’ or grandparents’ lives, and now it is too late. They have a gnawing regret about not learning more when they had the opportunity to do so. Countless important questions about our loved ones go forever unasked.
My name is Alan Bergman, and I share this regret. That was largely the impetus for my founding Life Stories Preserved LLC.
We all have an interesting story within us. Whether creating a life story-biography or a memoir, I make your story come alive, transforming it into a compelling read. Together, we’ll paint a picture of your (or your loved one’s) life, including the victories and defeats that made you into who you are today.
These books typically are not sold but instead shared gratis with family members, friends, clients and colleagues, as well as passed forward to future generations.
“When an elder dies, it is like a library has burned to the ground!” – old African proverb
Pass forward the details of your personal story and family history to your children, and their children, and their...
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Testimonials
Hersh Cohen
"To celebrate his milestone birthday and surprise him, I commissioned you to write the story of my husband's life. It was a wonderful process from beginning to end. You contacted the family and friends I suggested and interviewed them, coming up with many facts and stories that I didn't even know. You found amazing background information on the internet. You did a superb job of organizing all the information into a cohesive whole and writing a narrative that is fascinating and fun to read." - Fern Cohen
Jacques Rodriguez
“Thank you for the beautiful book you created about my life, and for all the effort you put into it. I also want to thank you for the professional manner in which you handled our relationship.” – Jacques Rodriguez
Hal & Patricia Gunderson
“Thank you for the splendid job retelling our story. We have been sharing copies with our family members and our friends.”
– Hal and Patricia Gunderson
Philip J. Marchese
“I can’t believe how smoothly this book came together, well maybe not for you who did all the work. The interview process was easy as it could get. I was asked very insightful and thoughtful questions, and my past life just seemed to flow forward. My family and I all love this book and cannot thank you enough.” – Phil Marchese
Jeff Noddle
"When we first started, I didn't know what to expect, but everything exceeded my expectations. Throughout the process, your professionalism, writing expertise, and your flexibility was exceptional. The final product is terrific. I thank you so much for your patience and perseverance." -
Jeff Noddle
Joan Hulkower
“I just finished reading all 15 chapters and am very grateful for your hard work and accurate writing. I appreciate all the time you took to write this book and tell my story.”
– Joan Hulkower
G.J. Pacchiana
"It was a pleasure working with you on the biography of my father's life. You were attentive, insightful, patient, extremely hard working ... and an excellent writer. The reviews were amazing and family members wanted additional copies to give to grandchildren and great-grandchildren as keepsakes." - Barbara Pacchiana Sullivan
Michael Kaplan
"By a stroke of luck, I was connected to you and Life Stories Preserved. You did an incredible amount of research to piece together my father's Holocaust survival story and fill in the gaps. You spent so much time interviewing my parents, family members, and business associates to carry my father's story forward into the present time. It is wonderful to have this history, now written in a book, for him and every member of our family. You were organized and very easy to work with. The finished product is beautiful and we will all cherish it." - Lisa Kaplan
Services
Life Story-Biography
From humorous anecdotes to significant accomplishments, the life story-biography captures the elements of one’s life. Written either chronologically from birth and childhood on, or starting with a life-changing event and continuing backward and forward from that focal point, the biography describes a personal journey. It includes family history and lore, and there are often photographs and sometimes documents to complement the copy. A life story-biography can be written post-mortem for an individual or couple, too.
Memoir, Life Synopsis, Memorial Program, or Ethical Will
The memoir is typically classified as a subgenre of the life-story biography. More narrowly focused and usually shorter than a biography, the memoir concentrates on a specific event(s) or a period within the subject’s life. For example, a memoir may focus exclusively on one’s career as a university professor or his or her’s unusual upbringing and childhood. The memoir can also be created post-mortem.
The life synopsis is just that… often a 24-page booklet summing up the backstory and highlights of one’s life to date. Memorial or Celebration of Life Programs pay tribute to a loved one who has recently passed; while Ethical Wills are non-legally binding documents for leaving behind non-tangible assets such as values and beliefs.
