Why Record?

Share your knowledge, hard-earned wisdom and formative experiences. Your personal experience of the world and unique view of the past enables you to pass on your values, way of life and family traditions to future generations. Photos fade, documents get lost but a CD or MP3 file of a recording can last forever. Aural accounts of your life are also a way of expressing the timbre, warmth and expression of your voice that you would otherwise be unavailable.

Anyone lucky enough to have written accounts of their grandparents lives will know how comforting it can be to look back at these but think into the future to your grandchildren. In a hundred years in the future when your great grandchild is researching their family imagine their joy when they discover a beautifully preserved recording of their great-grandparent discussing their life.

It is amazing the kind of stories people can have and Life Story Recordings are not just for people who have been all over the world but for everyone and anyone – you may even surprise yourself once you’re recording. Your recordings, along with the lessons and teachings amongst them can also have a huge impact on your children or grandchildren when they grow up.

Consider the following popular reasons and situations for recording:

• Preserve stories and memories of specific era’s and events such as WWII, the millenium or events that changed the life of many people.

• Record a time-capsule style present for new-born children or grandchildren in the future.

• Save the memories, thoughts and feelings of friends and relatives suffering from terminal illnesses.

• As a retirement gift to document the stories of your working life.

But not only is it for your grandchildren, friends or relatives, it is also for you. These couple of hours are not only for your future generations but for yourself to really talk about the things that matter – your life, and your story.

Have a look at the FAQ page for more information on why, what or where to record.

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