Personal and Family History
Your stories deserve to be preserved, shared and remembered.
Folk & Fable Heritage studio works with you to create beautiful books, audio memoirs and films that bring your unique history to life.
We will organise and help care for your archives of photographs, documents and records. Our scanning and transcription services create a digital archive that you can search, save and share.
How can we help?
Bespoke books
Do you want to bring your family photographs, documents and stories together into a tangible heirloom that can be shared and enjoyed for years to come?
We create beautiful, bespoke coffee table books to showcase your personal story.
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Family archive books
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Biographies of individuals
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Recipe books
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Transcripts and facsimiles of diaries and scrapbooks
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Your home, street or neighbourhood through time
We manage every step of the project from high-resolution scanning, research and writing, to designing clear and engaging layouts and quality printing.
Bespoke book packages start at £1,295. Contact us to discuss your project.
Audio Memoirs
Sit down with a professional interviewer to record personal stories and memories. We will edit your interview into a seamless audio memoir, that preserves your unique voice.
We can record interviews in person or remotely over video call.
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Reflect on professional achievements and career stories
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Record memories of family life and traditions
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Focus on single events, or a whole life story
Audio memoirs are wonderful gifts to mark milestone birthdays or life changes.
Audio memoir packages start at £1,095. Contact us to discuss your project.
Research services
We use our research expertise to fill in gaps and discover new chapters in your story. We have access to historical and academic databases, subscription services and experts, that can reveal unknown stories from the past.
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Family history and genealogy – is there an interesting ancestor in your past?
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House history. Who else lived in the place you call home?
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Archive research
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Document discovery
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Image research
As trained historians, we use sound judgement and experience to assess the reliability of sources, cross-reference facts, and avoid the ‘hallucinations’ of AI searches and large language models.
Research services are charged at £40 per hour, or larger projects by negotiation.
