A Retirement Newspaper for a Whole Career

A retirement newspaper front page with the retiree as the lead story

Mark the end of a working life with the front page of the day it started. The real events of that date fill the paper, and the lead story is about them.

Start with the day the career began

The strongest retirement page is built from the day they started, not the day they are leaving. Set that date and the paper carries the world they walked into — which is the point being made.

A story about the work

The lead article is about what they did and what they were known for: the job, the years, the thing colleagues still retell. You supply the details; we write the front page.

From the whole team, not just one person

One person fills in the wizard, but the details do not have to come from one person. Collecting a line or two from around the team first is the difference between a nice page and one that makes the room laugh.

Better than a card, and it survives the drawer

A front page gets framed. That is most of the case for it as a leaving gift.

What you need

Their name and a date from their working life. What they did, how long they did it, and one story about them are optional and make it theirs.

Give it as a gift

Send a private reveal link with your message attached, or download the page and present it on the day.

Marking a different occasion? See all personalized newspaper gifts.

Frequently asked questions

Which date should I use for a retirement page?

The day they started work, or a landmark day in their career. The paper is then set in the world of that date, which is what gives a leaving gift its point.

Can colleagues all contribute to it?

There is no group-signing feature — one person fills in the wizard. The usual approach is to collect a line each from the team first and put the best of them into the story questions.

What if their job is hard to describe?

Say it the way a colleague would, not the way a job title would. That is what the story questions are for, and every one of them is optional.

Is it a real newspaper from that date?

No. It is a new page composed today from the real events of that date, styled like a paper of the period. It is not an archival reproduction.

Can we include a photo from the office?

Yes. Upload an image under 3MB and it runs with the lead story. You confirm you have the right to use the person's details and photo before the page is typeset.

Can we make one for a whole team leaving at once?

Yes — use the custom occasion in the wizard and describe the group rather than one person.

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