In this informal series of blogposts, I’ll try to provide some context behind The Archive. Specifically, what lead me to start The Archive, the concepts underpinning its importance and where I will take the project over the years. Things may change along the way, but the underlying goal will always remain the same – to preserve the stories of humans in a medium people will enjoy engaging with.
Right about the time I turned 17 I realised there was a second-hand bookstore about a three minute walk from my house. How I managed to ignore it is a testament to how little I cared about books in my early teens. It was next door to a corner mechanic built in the thirties, like…
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We need to begin when I was about sixteen. The age when I started showing an interest in history and books. As with most teenagers my age, I liked videogames. I used to play competitively, which involved drilling sequences on how to best play a game to win. With age I can see it wasn’t…
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The Archive is now Everyone
The Archive’s life story interviews have moved to Everyone, a free mobile app. Pick the questions, press record, and let them talk. Everyone guides you through it so you can capture a parent, grandparent, or yourself on video, right from your phone.
No studio, no booking, no cost. Just start today, before another story is lost.
Learn more at downloadeveryone.com →
