Success Next Door

It is truly amazing to me how little the people across Indiana and the U.S actually know about their neighbors. It also amazes me that with the exception of the very few celebrities who are nationally recognized so few of us are aware of the successful people in our own community. You do not have to be Lebron James or Brad Pitt to be considered successful. There are plenty of good, hard working people across Indiana that have given their heart and soul to their career and community, yet Paris Hilton's charades get national notoriety. What about the local sheriff of a small Indiana town that has given his life to protecting the community and keeping it's people safe. Where is the front page story on those people? Instead of recognizing the people that do some good in the world, we are more interested in the hot new romance in Hollywood or who wore what at some red carpet event. It just seems backwards to me and sadly this is the way that society has become. I wish that I could tell you that this will someday change and maybe it will, but I know that if we all do our part in spreading the news that really matters, the stories that we want future generations to know about, then we can end this epidemic of shallowness. This is exactly what we are trying to do here at Legacy Tree Books with the Indiana Biography Project. Our goal is to tell the story of that local sheriff, to preserve the legacy of that Indiana farmer that broke his back everyday in that field to feed this county. Tell of the doctor that put themselves through school and brought revolutionary medical treatment back to their hometown. We want to preserve the legacy of your finest neighbors. The ones that you had no idea went and fought for their country and came home to start a business and give back to their community. These are the stories that we are looking for and we intend on telling them. Not only to preserve the legacy of an individual that actually deserves to have their legacy preserved, but also to let future generations know that it is okay to aspire to be a hard working, caring individual. We want our kids and grandchildren to grow up in a world where the stories that are told are the stories of true heroes that persevered through all challenges.
Imagine a child going to a library and picking up one of these stories of a local person that believed in themselves and achieved their goals in a trade that will someday be doable for that child. Whether it be farming, medicine, law enforcement, etc,. That child now has HOPE and hope is the greatest gift that you can give in life. It is for exactly this reason, that we not only plan on writing these books about these individuals but we also donate copies of every Legacy Tree Biography to local libraries, schools, and historical societies.
It is our belief that if we can get these books into the hands of young people, then we can give the gift of inspiration. If we can give that gift to only one child and change their life forever, then we have accomplished what we set out to do. Check us out on Facebook and Twitter. Also check out legacytreebooks.com