Tell the story of a lifetime.
Capture their Life Story with Hours of Professional Interviews.
Record Your Loved One’s Most Treasured Stories.
OriginStory records your loved one’s memories and experiences, collecting and cataloging your family memoirs as a beautiful compendium of knowledge and wisdom.
Capture Your Loved One’s History in Their Own Voice.
Our trained historians conduct family history interviews with your loved ones, capturing their candid stories through a beautifully edited and chapterized audiobook.
Cherish Your Loved One’s Memories for Years to Come.
Our high-touch, compassionate concierge service reaches far beyond the basics of chronological genealogy. We document experiential knowledge as meaningful personal memoirs—for the benefit of generations to come.
No matter where we come from, our histories shape who we are— and whom we choose to become.
How it Works
In today’s busy world, oral family history so often fades away. Capture that history and ensure it lives on.
Pair with your family's personal biographer
Our professional historians are trained to attentively guide your loved one through a series of conversational interviews.
Complete the OriginStory
interviews.
We’ll contact your loved one to complete a series of conversations via phone or video chat. We’ll record their most treasured memories as high-quality, shareable audio
What people are saying
OriginStory found an interviewer for my dad who spoke Gujarati - and recorded a memoir, and produced an English translation. My mom kept trying to participate in his interviews, so we ended up getting a set for her too!
– Ketan K.
My mother dressed up and put on makeup for each interview, even though it was on the phone. She'd spend the entire week between the recording sessions preparing - so vibrant and engaged!
We thought of OriginStory as a gift for her, bit it wound up being a fascinating experience for all of us. Mom really opened up - sometimes it's easier to tell your story in a structured interview...can't wait to play these for my granddaughter!
– Valerie D.
We requested that OriginStory create a composite set of interviews with family members about my grandfather, who passed away three months ago. It's not their standard product, but they worked with us to create an amazing collection of stories about the man's life. The stories intertwined, and we got to record some from different people's point of view, a family history as well as a tribute to one man.
– Eli G.
The Gift
of a Lifetime
Preserve the narrative arc of your loved one’s life story—in their own voice.
Give your loved one more of life’s most precious commodity—time.
Our conversational interview process is compassionate and connected. Your loved one can reminisce and revisit their most treasured memories, as we record the rich details of your family history.
Preserve the most powerful stories of lessons learned, events witnessed, and choices that define both experience and perspective—
in your loved one's natural voice.
OriginStory includes:
Your personal family historian
Full series of reminiscent interview sessions
High-fidelity recordings
Chartered & professionally mastered audio
A beautiful hosted audiobook (Sample)
Sharable & Downloadable
The perfect gift
Starting at
$1,500
