by Miriam Badger

Voices kept. Stories pressed.
Heirlooms made.
Each Life Story Heirloom is built one at a time, with the kind of attention that does not scale — and is not meant to.

The care that goes into a Life Story Heirloom is the kind that makes someone, decades later, feel seen.

Every Life Story Heirloom begins with the stories only you can tell — the names, places, and small moments that make a family yours.

Our makers work slowly and by hand, translating what you share into a piece built to be held, given, and revisited

Heirlooms

Book a recording session that fits your family — short conversations or full afternoons, in our studio or yours.

$70

Heirloom Recording

Record your story in your own voice, right in your browser — pressed onto a keepsake USB and shipped to you.

$200

Telephone Recording

We call at a time you choose and record the conversation — a gentle way to capture a story by phone.

$400

In-Person Recording

We come to you for an unhurried, in-person session — the fullest way to record a life story.

A handful of recordings shared with permission. Headphones recommended — these are meant to be listened to closely.

Marc Bittner

Life Story Heirlooms

About the Craft

An heirloom takes the time it takes. The result is meant to last.

Every life is full of moments worth keeping

These are the everyday moments a recorded life story brings back to life — the kitchen, the table, the front step. Yours are worth keeping, too.

Vintage family photo: the family cat beside the Christmas tree on Christmas morning
Christmas morning
Vintage family photo: a young woman leaning on the family car
By the family car
Vintage family photo: two couples sharing a meal around the kitchen table
Around the table
Vintage family photo: a smiling girl with her bicycle in an open field
Out for a ride
Vintage family photo: a father carving the holiday turkey with his daughter
Carving the holiday bird
Vintage family photo: women carrying parcels through a snowy street
Errands in the snow
Vintage family photo: a grandmother cooking at the stove in a strawberry-papered kitchen
In the kitchen
Vintage family photo: three girls together on a swing set
An afternoon on the swings
Vintage family photo: teenagers dancing at a party with paper streamers
A dance at home
Vintage family photo: a boy posing with his dog
A boy and his dog

Recording Packages

Choose the recording that fits your family.
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