We specialise in the written word and capturing memories. Sometimes however, words aren’t enough. And this, the 75th Anniversary of VE Day, the marking of the greatest sacrifice made to ensure our freedom, is one of those days We would just like to say “thank you”. Never forget. Please support our veterans: British Legion
Recordalife has always carried our remote life story interviews, with an option of interviewing our clients at home. For remote interviews we have used specialist phone recording systems or Skype for Internet calling. These have worked well. We have, however, been wanting to have an online video chat system that does not require apps or […]
Watch our founder Mike Tapia being interviewed by leading American #genealogist Lisa Lison from @Areyoumycousin to find out more about how to capture family stories through oral history #genealogy #memoirs https://youtu.be/uckjtsMSlqU Lisa’s great website “Are You My Cousin?” is at www.lisalisson.com – there’s an amazing amount of very useful material there for researching your family history.
![Louis "Studs" Terkel (May 16, 1912 – October 31, 2008)[1] was an American author, historian, actor, and broadcaster. He received the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1985 for The Good War and is best remembered for his oral histories of common Americans, and for hosting a long-running radio show in Chicago.](https://www.recordalife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Recordalife-with-Studs-Terkel-1200x.jpg)
![Louis "Studs" Terkel (May 16, 1912 – October 31, 2008)[1] was an American author, historian, actor, and broadcaster. He received the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1985 for The Good War and is best remembered for his oral histories of common Americans, and for hosting a long-running radio show in Chicago.](https://www.recordalife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Recordalife-with-Studs-Terkel-1200x-614x346.jpg)
Today’s Life Story Gift Pack shipments include one going to Chicago, home of our inspiration, Studs Terkel. So we just had to include a pic of his memoirs in tribute. It’s a privilege to be able to return the favour to Chicagoans by capturing some of their life stories too. As on Wikipedia: Louis “Studs” […]
What do you by the dad who’s got everything this Father’s Day? Dads that love to share their stories will adore receiving an opportunity to relive life’s most important moments, from milestone events and adventurous escapades to everyday happenings that make life unique, with Recordalife. Whether loving sons and daughters have a father that’s always […]
Read about the value of oral histories and how they can really capture people’s fascinating life stories and voice in The Observer. A very nice article, mentioning us too, by Nosheen Iqbal on the importance of oral histories and capturing people’s life stories and voice. it is such a privilege being able to record the […]
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