Why choose us to publish your family story
We offer the highest quality personal family history at the best value.
We know that our service comes at a premium. You do have a few alternatives out there, for example, you could gather your own family history or go with one of the apps out there (Storii, Remento, or Storyworth, to name a few). But let us tell you why you should choose Heirloom Manuscripts:
First and foremost, we care about your story and we have the most complete offer. We listen carefully, hunt down leads, and tie everything together instead of just transcribing. Other services out there offer pieces of what we do - either the stories, the photos, or the digital component. No offer ties it all together like we do.
For most services out there, you have to do the most of the work yourself. Choosing Heirloom Manuscripts saves you time and effort, and guarantees an end result with much better quality. This is one instance where you truly won’t regret outsourcing to professionals.
Other AI-based apps only transcribe content you made yourself, they don’t gather it into a cohesive storyline.
With AI apps, there is no human touch. They use standardized questions and prompts that might not get to the real story in there. We already spend so much time on our phones and computers, who wants to spend even more? Plus, they don’t take into account older generation’s technology capacities. Would grandma prefer talking to a screen, or a person?
Sometimes the best stories pop up during our conversations unexpectedly. We can pick out different details from our interviews and organically follow up with other family members about it, bringing surprises to everyone involved. With AI apps, there is no organic interview component.
We love to dig deep into your family roots, and make sure to include a family tree, any interesting genealogical information, and historical photos from databases, for example of the towns your family emigrated from. With other services, there is no custom historical component.
With many other services, there is also no digital component tied to your book. These apps don’t collect and edit your images and weave them into the story. There are no video montages at the end end no digital folder linked directly to the book. We make sure to include a QR code so that you can easily access all digital files from the book.
Our team can travel and interview your family members in three languages! We truly meet your family where they are. We speak English, French, and Spanish.
Lastly, of all the personal family historians out there, our service is the most economical because we use some AI tools to transcribe interviews and make our work more efficient. So you’re really getting the best of both worlds!