Heirloom documentary sessions
I handle the earthly details so you can stay with your family.
I come to your home and record your family telling their stories, one session at a time. Each story stands on its own. Together they become an heirloom.
Obituaries, when you need one
Help with the writing, a place to write it and peer-review it yourselves.
Most families have never written an obituary, and it’s often due in a day or two.
With Me, from $349
Send what you have. I check every name and date, write or edit with you, and handle the newspaper submission.
On Your Own, with Obituate
Write and check it together with family. Free, and it stays in your browser. Optional archive Kit, $149.
Heirlooms, made by hand.
Every life is a big story, and the people in these pieces trusted me with theirs. So you won’t see their faces or names here, only the shape of the work. It starts as a conversation, not an interview, and what comes out of it can be a film, a bound book, letterpress, or a place online.
Heirloom Documentary Sessions
Film and sound
A life, told in their own voice, for the people who come after.
Handmade Stationery
Letterpress and hand finishing
Cards for the announcement, the service and the thank-you.
Custom Bookbinding
Hand-bound volume
A whole life, bound by hand.
Memorial Websites
A place online
A home online for photos, stories and tributes.
