Their stories, Kept forever.
The gift of a lifetime.

Custom audio heirlooms — for a life story, retirement, memorial, or any milestone worth remembering.

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  • "Your team helped me dig down to find meaning in the memories. And that's the real gift."

    –Sean Collins, on remembering his beloved dog, Gibson

  • "Hearing dear friends & family share stories about our time together was more than a retirement gift: it was a reminder of how blessed I am.”

    –Scott Geyer, Retired MLB exec

  • "These folks made it so easy & fun. And knowing someday my great grandkids will hear this means everything!"

    —Claude G., father of three; grandfather of two

Your family in the spotlight. Interview heirlooms from $500.

  • Personal Heirlooms

    Personal Heirlooms

    For the story you've always meant to document. From a single Heirloom Interview to a fully produced Audio Portrait—for one voice, or two telling a shared story, with help from pros that create a safe space for you to share the things most dear.

    Hear Samples + learn more
  • Milestone Heirlooms

    Milestone Heirlooms

    A gift worthy of any milestone—weddings, anniversaries, retirements, and more. We gather the voices of friends and family into a lasting audio keepsake, perfect to play at an event or to treasure for years to come.

    Hear Samples + learn more
  • Celebration of Life Heirlooms

    Celebration of Life Heirlooms

    A gorgeous way to honor a loved one, and a chance for those around them to recount their stories and spirit. Perfect as the centerpiece of a memorial service or website, and an indelibly personal heirloom a family will hold and cherish forever. 

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  • Chapters

    Chapters

    Regular conversations, on a cadence you choose, that build into a memoir, an audio series, or simply a growing archive of someone's voice—ideal for memoir-writing, or a standing memory date with someone you love.

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Elizabeth Meister, with brown hair in pigtails and a "No Lights At Wrigley" shirt sitting in Wrigley Field in Chicago, with her husband Dan Collison, bearded with glasses.

Each project is designed & managed by Elizabeth Meister & Dan Collison: award-winning contributors to NPR, This American Life, & consultants to the national oral history project, StoryCorps. We’re pros that care immensely about our craft, & we have a lifetime of experience creating comfortable spaces for people to share their stories.

Storyworth, Remento, & other story services require downloading apps, writing out stories, and self-recording. For many folks that’s no gift—it’s a burden.

Remember This makes storytelling easy & personal. Let’s talk and we’ll make a plan that works for your budget.

Work with Actual humans (who are also veteran public media producers.)

Email Elizabeth & Dan
Email Elizabeth & Dan

The things you’ve always wanted to ask.
The stories you want to keep forever.

Three steps.

  • Black and white photo of four men sitting around a table in a room with large window viewing the sky, engaged in conversation.

    Meet

    An in-person or Zoom/phone call gets us acquainted & defines the project and its goals.

  • Black and white photograph of a vintage reel-to-reel tape recorder on a table. The tape recorder has two large reels with tape wound around them, various knobs, and meters. A pair of over-ear headphones rests on top of the recorder.

    Record

    We interview the storyteller, recording in-person or remotely, using our initial discussions as a guide.

  • Black and white photograph of vintage radios and headphones placed on a wooden floor.

    Craft

    We craft the storyteller’s words into a forever heirloom as audio, video, or a customized book.

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the gift of a lifetime.

No apps or “memoir writing” (Storyworth).
No self-recording (Remento)
Most definitely, no AI (Storyworth, Remento, & pretty much everything else!)


Remember This means personal attention from real human beings who love what they do.

We’re here to listen, and help.
Schedule a no pressure consultation.