Oral History
Oral history captures first-hand accounts of personal experiences and knowledge, preserving stories that connect individual lives to larger historical events.
Oral histories can explore entire life stories, or contribute to broader projects focusing on shared experiences, such as immigrant journeys or industry workers’ lives.
For memoirs, oral histories provide a foundation for capturing wisdom, accomplishments, or challenges.
In genealogy, recorded interviews preserve family stories, offer research clues, and unveil documents and artifacts that might otherwise remain hidden.
Take control of your legacy:
Sharing your story aloud and having it recorded allows you to express your unique journey in your own voice, even if time is limited or writing isn’t your strong suit. This way, you take control of your life’s narrative, ensuring it’s preserved exactly as you wish it to be.
Exploratory Phase: Initial Consultation
Arrange 1 FREE 30-minute conversation to discuss how an interview might work for you. Who you might want to interview and the topics and extent of the conversation.
Let’s chat.
Packages & Pricing
Basic
What you receive:
- A transcript of the recording, unedited
- An audio or Zoom recording of the interview, unedited
Intermediate
What you receive:
- Verifying and correcting vocabulary in text, names, places, etc
- Removing repetition, unfinished sentences, clarifying meaning
- Editing for structure and flow
- An audio or Zoom recording of the interview, unedited
Advanced
What you receive:
- Merging of stories into one text
- Help with choosing photos
- Formatting for a book
- Blending digital images with story
- An audio or Zoom recording of the interview, unedited
Other services:
- Conversion of a recording from outdated video or audio format to digital
- Transcription
- Editing of a transcript from a pre-existing recording
What Our Clients Say
I was asked to complete an oral history interview. The process opened my mind to memories I had forgotten for such a long time. Hence – smiles and some tears. My heart warmed with each thought and remembrances.
Christine
Oral history interviews are a very interesting way to recount a life. I found that the questions that Deborah asked had me thinking about my life and my beliefs in ways that I had not considered before. I really enjoyed the process and will share the videos with my kids.