About Author's Corner
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Author’s Corner was established by Bob Allen and Judy Allen in late November 2005 to provide potential authors a one-on-one forum to discuss the publication and probable acceptance of their books. The success of these personal and forthright consultations encouraged Bob and Judy to help authors edit their manuscripts and broker the publication and printing of their books. |
In early 2008, Author’s Corner became a full-fledged publishing company offering authors a full range of author services including, editing, book design, publication, printing, and promotion. Author’s Corner specializes in producing history, genealogy, biographies, business oriented, corporate and seminar support, and non-fiction books.
Successful focus on historical, genealogical, and biographical books helping authors tell their stories (see Bob Allen’s book 300 MemoryMinders™ to Help You Tell Your Story) has led to the development of a companion website www.archivelookup.com oriented to the genealogist doing family research, telling their stories, and providing programs for family reunions.
More about Bob Allen
Bob Allen owns book publisher Author’s Corner, LLC and the genealogy research site www.archivelookup.com. Bob has an overwhelming passion for community service, regional history, and genealogy research. He has been an active member in the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, the Exchange Club of Bellevue, and local genealogy and historical associations.
Bob served as President of the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce in 1999 and was elected Bellevue’s Citizen of the Year in 2003. He was the Chamber's Historian from 2007-8 and has been the Speaker Seeker Chair from 2004-present. As a member of the Exchange Club of Bellevue, he served as President in 2006-7 and was elected Exchangite of the Year in 2004. He was a member of the Exchange Club Family Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Board of Directors from 1999 to 2005 and served as the President of the Board in 2003-2004.
For the past three years, Bob has led the Bellevue History and Genealogy Group, which meets weekly at the FiftyForward J. L. Turner Lifelong Learning Center, assisting seniors with genealogy research, securing speakers for historical lectures, and leading historical oriented field trips. Bob was a founding member of the Bellevue Harpeth Historical Association (with a primary mission to save, move, and refurbish the historical DeMoss Bellevue I log cabin) and is a member of the Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society.
Previously, Bob and Judy Allen, through their company Micro International, funded the privately held, non-profit Micro/Nova Education Foundation to encourage, enhance, and support science education for grades K-12. The Foundation awarded classroom grants for science equipment and organized Bellevue Science Fairs for greater Nashville schools K-8.
Working as a team, Bob and Judy also co-founded the Friends of Grassmere Wildlife Park (1996-1998) as a non-profit organization with a mission to preserve and manage Grassmere Wildlife Park and the Croft Historical Homestead. The Friends of Grassmere operated between the time the Cumberland Science Museum sold the park to Metro Nashville Parks and the Nashville Zoo could be organized to manage and grow the park to its current accredited world class status.
Former employment included Micro International, manufacturer of ceramic semiconductors, Philips Circuit Assemblies in Rhode Island, and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. Bob has written and presented more than thirty peer-reviewed papers related to microelectronics and has received several honors from the International Microelectronics and Packaging Society and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
An experienced lecturer and public speaker, Bob is available to talk to community groups, senior centers, and family reunions in the Middle Tennessee area to discuss genealogy and how to tell your story.
Bob Allen attended Hillsboro High School in Nashville and received an electrical engineering degree from Vanderbilt University.