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We’re Archives Consultants and Creative Media Specialists
We can help you organize your records, document your experiences, and mine your archives for relevant details.
We can also help you turn this data into meaningful stories so you can grow your audience, access important information, obtain funding, build your portfolio or website, make better decisions, celebrate anniversaries, plan for the future, and more.
Here’s What We Do
Archives
You have a unique history—preserve it. As archives consultants, we can help you find the best way to organize records, evaluate archive storage solutions, build a digital collection, assess materials, create an archives strategy, and more.
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Official Definition: A physical or digital collection of historical records.
Bottom Line: A collection of information, records, data, material, media, and objects that allows us to look back to move forward. These records, whether from yesteryear or yesterday, contain information about our past. They help us celebrate our achievements and anniversaries, assess our failures, make better decisions, and communicate our value. Above all, building an archive can make important information easy to access and share.
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I have a room full of stuff, what do I do with it?
Who uses archives and why?
Does archive mean backup or save?
What are examples of archives?
How long do files stay in archives?
What happens when I put something in an archive?
What is the best way to organize my records?
How do I decide what to keep?
What do I do about storage?
What do I do about my old floppy disks and other obsolete media?
What are the immediate and long-term benefits of archives?
Do I need a collection management system (CMS)?
Should I digitize everything?
What does an archivist do?
Oral History
Oral history captures lived experiences—like no other method. We can help you develop oral history projects, identify interviewees, record interviews via video or audio, share oral histories through archives, marketing, and podcasts, create transcripts and subtitles for recordings, and more.
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Official Definition: An interview that records an individual's personal recollections of the past and historical events.
Bottom Line: Oral history records the real-life memories and perspectives of those who were there for historical events. These interviews tell the story of how events were experienced, not just what happened. It’s a powerful way to capture individual stories, preserve memories, and build historical empathy among current audiences. Oral history can be especially important when no written sources exist anymore.
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Are oral histories primary sources?
Why is oral history important?
Is oral history reliable?
How do I start an oral history project?
What questions should I ask in an interview?
My interviews aren’t turning out the way I want, what should I do?
Should I record video? Or can I record audio only?
What equipment do I need?
What’s the best equipment to get?
How do I transcribe an interview?
Is AI transcription software any good?
What do I do with the interview after it’s done?
I have a long interview, how do I edit it into something that people will watch or listen to?
Videography
Video is everywhere—and it’s a powerful way to tell your story. Our videography services encompass filming video, photography, recording audio, and editing. We can help you produce short documentaries, record interviews, produce videos to explain processes or ideas, create marketing introduction videos, and more.
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Official Definition: Moving images, with sound, recorded electronically.
Bottom Line: Videos tell stories, explain things, and shed light on our experiences. Videos are essential for social media and marketing, keeping audiences engaged and aware of our stories, collections, and histories.
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Is videography expensive?
How can I make a video?
Can I use video to tell people about my small business?
How can I use video to celebrate or document an event?
How can I use video to document a performance?
Is videography the best way to capture an event?
Can I create a short documentary?
What are examples of documentary videos?
How long is a documentary video?
Do I have to be on camera?
How long does it take to produce a video?
Do I need to hire a videographer?
What Makes Us Unique?
We combine archival science with videography and other creative media to help our clients not only preserve their stories but also share them in meaningful ways.
We’re Creative
For creators, artists, inventors, and innovators, we know it is challenging to balance making new work with preserving past work. We connect our clients with structures and processes they can use to build and sustain archives.
Creator and artist archives illuminate the creative process while providing practical information for grants, websites, public talks, portfolios, business plans, and more.
We Know What It Takes
It’s hard to know how to get started with preserving your history so we developed the 10 Archives Essentials to make it easier.
Inspired by the 10 Essentials popular in camping and hiking, we created the 10 Archives Essentials to help our clients prepare for building and sustaining their archives. The items on this list are often overlooked but they are essential for success.
Here’s a Few Examples
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No prior experience needed. We can help you find the best way to preserve your history, tell your story, and reach your audience.