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From Start to Finish
Everything you need in one easy-to-use platform.
Remix, Clip, and Edit
Use our intuitive in-app tools to clip highlights and remix your content into final products
Powerful Search
Search through all keywords, indexes, and transcripts to find exactly what you're looking for
Indexing & Metadata
Metadata schema and AI technology to help save time
Automatic Transcription
Within minutes using the best-in-class AI technology
Capture & Upload
Conduct remote interviews or upload your own existing material
Intuitive and Powerful Transcript Tools

Using world-class AI, TheirStory's transcript editor is purpose-built with oral history and education in mind. Edit the transcript live, maintain version control and restore old versions, and create indexes with ease. And as always, your data is never shared.

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A Solution For Any Organization

Libraries & Archives
Cultural Heritage
Classroom
Alumni Relations
Research

Libraries & Archives

With TheirStory’s platform, libraries and archives can involve community members directly in the collection process, encouraging engagement and strengthening connections. Oral history recordings provide resources for research and scholarship, and also contribute to public programming and exhibitions, making our diverse local histories more accessible. TheirStory’s platform allows for collections to grow over time, enabling libraries and archives to create rich collections for education, research, and community involvement.

CASE STUDY

Learn how the LA Public Library kickstarted heir hibernating oral history program using TheirStory

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Cultural Heritage

TheirStory’s platform is a powerful tool for civic and cultural heritage organizations, enabling them to capture, preserve, and share personal stories, traditions, and cultural knowledge from individuals in a community. These platforms create centralized digital archives that safeguard narratives and memories for future generations. They also provide educational opportunities, bringing history to life for students, and encourage community engagement by involving members in the process.

CASE STUDY

Learn how HannaLore Hein at Idaho State uses TheirStory to capture the oral histories of her community.

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Classroom

Integrating oral history into different subjects like history, literature, and social studies promotes interdisciplinary learning and storytelling skills. Students can preserve local history by gathering community stories and connecting past events to present issues. By incorporating oral history, teachers enrich students' learning experiences, helping them understand history's relevance to their lives and fostering a more inclusive classroom environment.

CASE STUDY

How UCONN uses oral history to enrich the classrom experience

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Alumni Relations

Oral history can be a valuable tool for alumni relations, helping institutions strengthen connections with past students and cultivate a sense of community. Recording alumni experiences and memories creates a rich archive that showcases the institution's history and legacy. Alumni stories also create engaging content for newsletters, magazines, social media, and other communication channels, celebrating achievements and milestones while connecting current and prospective students to the institution's heritage. They can enhance fundraising efforts by demonstrating the institution's impact on individual lives, potentially inspiring donations and support for future initiatives. Through oral history, institutions can build lasting, supportive relationships with their alumni.

CASE STUDY

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Research

Researchers use oral history in various ways to gain deeper insights into historical events, cultural practices, social movements, and individual lives. It provides primary source material, filling gaps in traditional records by capturing stories and perspectives from marginalized or underrepresented groups. Oral history offers rich, qualitative data for researchers to analyze, providing depth and context to historical events and offering insight into how individuals experienced and interpreted events. It also helps document change over time, explore personal narratives, and reveal the impact of events on individuals and communities.

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Here’s how TheirStory works

Create an account

Sign up and get immediate access to all features. Set up your project in minutes.

Schedule and Record

Use the TheirStory Recording App for high-quality interviews and local recordings.

Transcribe and Index

Utilize AI transcription and custom metadata schemas for precise documentation.

Share and Preserve

Easily share your stories with guests, sync with YouTube, and preserve them for future generations.

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Revolutionize Storytelling

Transform traditional methods of collecting oral histories with TheirStory's powerful tools. Replace time-consuming processes with efficient, AI-driven solutions.

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Effortless Video Editing

Edit videos based on transcripts. Quickly create compelling stories with time-coded comments and precise editing tools.

Automated Transcription

Convert speech to text with high accuracy. Customize metadata schemas for detailed documentation and easy indexing.

Comprehensive Management

Manage your entire project from interview scheduling to final sharing, all within TheirStory's integrated platform.

Innovative Indexing

Efficiently organize and access content with AI-driven indexing and controlled vocabularies.

Diverse Use Cases

Whether you are an academic, a community organizer, or a family historian, TheirStory provides the tools you need to capture and share powerful stories. Discover how TheirStory can transform your approach to oral history and storytelling.

Streamline Academic Research

Conduct and archive extensive interviews for academic research. Utilize transcription, indexing, and integration with Zotero for comprehensive research management.

Capture Community Narratives

Engage with community members, record their stories, and create a rich, accessible archive of local histories.

Preserve Family Histories

Record and preserve priceless family stories with ease, creating a lasting legacy for future generations.

Document Corporate Histories

Capture the evolution of your organization, from interviews with founders to the testimonies of long-time employees, all organized and accessible.

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Make storytelling a whole lot easier.

Whether you're a small archive, a large-scale library system, or anything in between, TheirStory can help streamline your workflow.

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