Commission a History

Every town, every county, and every township has a history worth keeping. Most of it is sitting in filing cabinets, and old meeting minutes, and the memories of people who won't be around forever — waiting for someone to turn it into a book worth reading.

That's the work Aaron Helman does.

He writes the histories of communities across the Midwest into books that people actually want to read. Not a pamphlet. Not an encyclopedia. A book that your community can be proud of.

Interested in commissioning a history? Contact Aaron today.


Aaron Helman has written award-winning books about Midwest history, and he's always looking for his next subject. Maybe it will be your town, your historical society, or your slice of a county map.

The best part? Aaron does all the work. You just need to decide when you want to start keeping your history and making it more accessible to everyone in your community.

Contact Aaron to get started today.


Every commissioned project is different, and Aaron treats them that way. In the end, you'll receive a well-written and thoroughly-researched book at a fair price. Book projects like this one are fundable by public, private, and grant dollars. Plenty of organizations already know where the grant dollars are — they're just waiting for the right project.

Don't wait any longer. Your community's story deserves to be remembered. It deserves to be on coffee tables and night stands. It should be in libraries and at your museum's gift shop.

It's probably closer than you think.

Contact Aaron for a custom quote today.