Preserving Family History
Every family carries stories worth preserving. Through genealogy books, memoirs, timelines, and visual family archives, we help families document journeys, migrations, memories, and relationships that might otherwise disappear across generations.
Many individuals spend years collecting family records, photographs, oral histories, and genealogical research but are unsure how to organize that information into a meaningful format. We help transform those materials into professionally designed books that families can preserve, share, and pass on.
Community & Collective Histories
Beyond individual families, we also work with communities interested in documenting local histories and shared cultural experiences. These projects may include oral histories, church histories, village stories, neighborhood archives, migration narratives, and heritage-based storytelling projects.
Visual Heritage Storytelling
Our family and heritage books often combine storytelling with visual design elements such as maps, timelines, family trees, archival imagery, and illustrations. This approach creates books that function as both educational resources and lasting keepsakes.
Family Knotted
An African Family Ancestry Collection
Each volume within the series highlights the interconnected nature of family histories, tracing relationships across communities, migrations, and historical periods. The books combine genealogy with storytelling, allowing readers to better understand not only names and dates, but also the lived experiences, movements, professions, traditions, and cultural identities of ancestors and descendants.
Akindele T.M. Decker
AUTHOR
Family Genealogy
The Decker Family of Sierra Leone
Birth & Death records, Newspaper clippings, photographs, muster lists, census records, and more of the Decker family in Sierra Leone, West Africa.
The book feature James “George” Decker, born around 1813, from Bathurst, who was one of the first Liberated African Emigrants from Sierra Leone to emigrate to Jamaica during the West Indies Emigration program. Also includes Joseph Leighton Decker, born around 1870s who relocated to Calabar, Nigeria with the family to work. The book includes Thomas A.L. Decker, Playwright, Poet, Journalist, and Sculptor.
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Memoirs
Real Eyes, Realize: An Artist’s journey through the eyes of her Muse, Queen Nanny of the Maroons
Real Eyes, Realize is a powerful memoir and artistic journey by self-taught mixed media artist, Shantelle Vanterpool. In this stunning coffee table book, Shantelle’s artistic pilgrimage leads her to various historical sites tied to African, North American, and Caribbean heritage. She traces her ancestry through the lens of her grandmothers, who hailed from Nova Scotia and Virginia, while connecting with indigenous communities that reveal forgotten truths about the African diaspora.
This memoir also showcases Shantelle’s personal artwork, including vibrant needlework, custom-made footwear inspired by her grandmothers, and evocative paintings and photographs reflecting themes of empowerment, heritage, and the environment. It also features a groundbreaking augmented reality (AR) experience that brings her memoir to life in the digital realm, providing readers with an interactive way to engage with the artwork, travel stories, and historical content.
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Independent Voices
At Michah & Group Publishing, we understand that many meaningful stories begin outside traditional publishing spaces. Some emerge from classrooms, kitchens, churches, family archives, community gatherings, or personal journals.
Preserving Family Stories
Across Generations
Our approach combines publishing, storytelling, design, visual culture, and heritage research into one collaborative process. We believe books can be more than products — they can become archives, teaching tools, artistic works, family heirlooms, and bridges between generations and cultures.
Family Genealogy & Memoirs
We work with independent authors, educators, researchers, artists, and entrepreneurs who are passionate about sharing knowledge, preserving memory, and creating culturally meaningful books for future generations.