A person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way; a storyteller; a narrator
We conduct in-home or remote interviews and produce heirloom life story books for families to cherish.
Our expert writers work one-on-one with every storyteller or couple during intimate interviews and create completely custom, one-of-a-kind life story books. If a loved one has passed away, our writers interview family and friends in order to create a tribute book that captures the life lived.
This Is Where I Belong:
The Story of Myra “Sallie” Varrelman
Our Adventures Together:
The Story of Lynne and Bruce Beck
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Raconteur was born out of the desire to preserve parents' and grandparents’ life stories. Co-founder, Olivia Spallino Savoie, documented her grandmothers’ memories. After seeing what the keepsake memoirs meant to her own family, she began writing life story books for families everywhere.
The saddest sentence I know is ‘I wish I had asked my mother about that.’