I laminate my recipes (really I use packing tape), punch holes in them and link them together on rings. It gets a lot of wear and has gone through my kids' toy boxes a few times - but it's probably one of the few things I'd grab if there were a fire - lots of memories have been made with it.
Haven't got around to it yet, but I was going to copy the recipes my husband's grandmother wrote in small binders for each grandchild, for my daughter-in-laws. I chose a couple of journals for the project. Maybe by next Christmas.......