About
Established in 2006, Garcia Publishing Company publishes books of family history, memoirs, and genealogical records. We specialize in helping a family create lasting memories by publishing their family’s history. We have assisted clients in recording their life stories so that generations to come will have both a digital and print record of family life.
Christian P. Garcia
President / Owner
Chris is a veteran of 30-plus years in the publishing business. While most of his career has been in educational publishing, his academic background in history and his avocation for family stories drew him to help others enjoy the publishing process and experience the process of telling their family’s history. He edited a book of letters between his maternal grandparents, Joseph Bradford Lancaster and Amanda Doerr Lancaster that were written from 1901 to 1916. That publication, Now and Always: A Louisiana Love Story became the first family history published by Garcia Publishing Company. Chris received his undergraduate degree in History from Louisiana State University and his graduate degree in History from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He lives in Greenville, North Carolina, and is a proud native of Covington, Louisiana.
Ann Gallagher
Production / Design
Ann has more than 30 years of experience in designing books for the print and web. She has been a lead designer for major publishing companies, holding the positions of senior designer and creative director throughout her career. Ann received her Bachelor in Fine Arts degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She constructs design prototypes for client approval, develops page layouts, including template creation, executes photo research, and completes cover designs and implementation. Ann is a project management professional who meets client needs by creating excellent print-ready pages. Ann is the eleventh of eleven children and is currently working on a cookbook of her mother's recipes to preserve the family history that is wrapped around her family get-togethers and food!
Allen Guidry
Research / Historical Background
Allen is a 22-year veteran history teacher and teacher educator with experience teaching at the middle, secondary, and post-secondary levels and works with Garcia Publishing to coordinate content research assistants and provide historical content expertise. While a high school history teacher, he was recognized as the 2004 NC Gilder-Lehrman Preserve America History Teacher of the Year and as the 2006 NC Daughters of the American Revolution Outstanding Teacher of American History for his incorporation of family and local history into his teaching. During his time in higher education he has been recognized as a NC Board of Governor’s Distinguished Professor for Teaching for his work in history education and teacher preparation. Allen earned his BS in History and MAEd in History Education and holds an EdD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Allen has published in several academic journals including The Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, The Social Studies, Social Studies Research and Practice, The Social Science Journal, and Literacy Research and Instruction.