Personalized birthday book
The Year You Were Born
A 24-page keepsake about the year they arrived, made with their name, birthday and hometown.
- You receive
- Personalized PDF by email
- Made
- To order, for one person
Perfect for a 60th, 70th, 75th, 80th, 90th or 100th birthday.
Made for one person
A book about one person and the year their story began. We build it from the name, birthday and hometown you send, using real historical records, and deliver a finished PDF to print at home or at any print shop.
It gives the whole family a reason to sit together and remember: what the world looked like that year, what things cost, which songs were playing when they turned sixteen, and what has happened in the years since.
24 pages · landscape 11 × 8.5 in · prints on US Letter · clear, easy-to-read type
What is inside
- The day they arrived: the weekday, the Moon that night and sunrise in their hometown
- By the numbers: days lived, full moons, Christmases and US Presidents in their lifetime
- The world in their birth year, month by month
- What things cost then and today
- The names of their year and where their own name ranked
- On the radio, at the movies and on the shelf
- Famous people born on their birthday
- The hit songs on their 16th birthday
- A keepsake front page for the day they were born
- Real NASA photographs with their age at the time
- Original newspaper advertisements from their birth date, when an archive copy exists
- Their decades: a timeline of their life
- Pages for family wishes, a letter and a favorite photo
- A note on sources
How it works
- 01
Choose a package and type the details: names, dates and places, exactly as you want them printed.
- 02
Pay securely by Paddle. A confirmation email lists your details so you can check them.
- 03
We make the book by hand from your details and trusted records. For photo packages, reply to the confirmation email with your photos and words.
- 04
Your finished PDF arrives by email. Read it on a tablet or print it at home or at any print shop.
Questions before you order
Questions about a deadline or your details? Write to hello@wiserta.com before you order.
Is anything shipped?
Only if you choose a printed edition. The PDF packages arrive by email to read on screen or print yourself. The printed hardcover or softcover is made from the same book: we email a proof PDF first, print after you approve it and ship it to the US, Canada, the UK or Australia in about 2–3 weeks.
When will it arrive?
Standard arrives within 48 hours of your order. Family Edition arrives within 48 hours of receiving your messages and photos.
What if a name or date is wrong?
Reply to the delivery email within 7 days and we will correct it and send a new PDF free of charge.
Where do the facts come from?
From trusted records such as Social Security name data, NOAA, NASA and historical charts. We list song and film titles only, never lyrics.