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Ballston Spa, NY
VFW Post 358
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Coming January 2012 …
 Legacies Unlimited is looking forward to
accepting commissions to research and
write family histories so they may be
preserved as quality keepsakes to be
shared with friends and loved ones.
Arrangements may also be made for copies
of the literary treasures to be donated
to libraries and historical societies
for the education and enrichment of
future generations. Family genealogy web
sites and slide shows on DVD will also
be available commencing in the New Year.
“After devoting many years to piecing
together community and corporate
histories, I am eager to focus on
subject matter of a more personal
nature,” says Legacies Unlimited founder
Ann Hauprich, a seasoned journalist
whose credits include establishing
Saratoga Living magazine, creating a
pair of hefty local history books and
penning a humor book. She is presently
putting the finishing touches on an
inspirational title filled with true
stories of faith and fortitude as well
as hope and healing.
“Preserving the past and present for
future generations is something I began
doing as a young newspaper reporter in
the 1970s; I just didn’t realize at the
time that I was, in fact, documenting
history as it unfolded. The adage
Yesterday’s News; Tomorrow’s History
grows more meaningful with each passing
year,” muses Ms. Hauprich.
Contributing to the upstate New York
writer’s decision to specialize in
compiling stories about the lives and
legacies of Americans and their
ancestors was the positive feedback she
received after chronicling the family
histories of legendary “60 Minutes”
commentator
Andy Rooney, award-winning
actor
David Hyde Pierce and beloved
children’s book illustrator
Jody
Wheeler.
But it wasn’t until her mentor, Village
of Ballston Spa History Consultant
Maurice “Christopher” Morley, passed
away at the age of 89 in July 2011 that
Ms. Hauprich began to take her own
duties as a keeper of the flame
seriously.
“I spent an hour every weekday morning
for four years listening to Mr. Morley
tell stories of those who had lived in
bygone eras, including Civil War
veterans he had rubbed elbows with as a
young boy in the 1920s. My friend taught
me that the most ordinary people have
often led the most extraordinary lives –
one need only take the time to listen
and record what they have to say,”
reflects Ms. Hauprich. “Lifetime
legacies risk being forgotten if not
recorded for posterity.”
A diverse selection of packages and
prices are available upon request. Gift
certificates may also be secured for
Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and special
occasions such as anniversaries and
birthdays. Be sure to ask about Legacies
Unlimited programs that are designed to
enrich the lives of those residing in
assisted living centers and nursing
homes.
To learn more, please
contact us. |
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"Preserving the past & present
for future generations" is the goal of
Ballston Spa: Legacies Unlimited
(Peckhaven
Publishing, 2009).
Subtitled
The Way We Were, The Way We Are, The Way We Hope
To Be, the limited edition book by seasoned
journalist Ann Hauprich, photographer Antonio Bucca and
Village History Consultant Maurice “Christopher” Morley
consists of nearly 300 pages – 24 of them featuring full
process color photographs.
The 8.5” x 11” volume is designed to increase awareness
of – and pride in – Ballston Spa’s heritage as well as
all that it has to offer residents, businesses and
visitors today. Bonus chapters and video clips can also
be enjoyed on this website.
Bonus chapters by Hauprich – who is the author of
Deadlines, Headlines & Porcupines: The Laugh Lines
Behind the Bylines (2006) and
Ballston Spa: The Way We Were, The Way We Are
(2007) -- can also be found on this website.
Made possible in part by the generous sponsorship of
Ballston Spa National Bank, Ballston Spa Veterinary
Clinic, Community Emergency Corps, Cunningham’s Ice,
Joanne’s Dance Center, Our Towne Ballston Spa, The
Medbery Inn & Spa, Pompa Bros., Inc., Stewart’s, VFW
Post 358 and a host of community-minded individuals, the
volume includes hundreds of Then & Now images spanning
two centuries. |
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Village
History Consultant Maurice “Christopher” Morley,
writer Ann Hauprich and photographer
Antonio Bucca were among those on hand
to autograph books at Brookside Museum in Ballston Spa
as part of December 2009 First Friday festivities.
Joining the trio was children’s book illustrator
Jody Wheeler -- who shares the front cover of
Ballston Spa: Legacies Unlimited with Morley. All four
are graduates of Ballston Spa High School.
Included in the almost 300-page volume is a chapter devoted
to the Rotary Club of Ballston Spa’s new literacy fund
-- which was established in Mr. Morley’s name is
2008. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of
the local history book will be donated to that most worthy cause. |
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| Among the other
Saratoga County authors who were autographing
books at this festive First Friday event in the
village were: |
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