Our Mission
How many people do you know with great stories? How many of them will be remembered? We are all making history and no one’s contribution should be forgotten.
Tell History is democratizing the way history is told, recorded and shared. This is a job far too important–and far too large–to be left to academics alone.
We give you the tools to save these stories. Why? Because the memories that matter to you, your family, and your community are incredibly valuable, but they are also fragile. They deserve to be passed on to future generations.
We offer a place for personal experiences to be preserved. Every new story contributes to a better understanding of the world we live in today.
We all shape the future, and we all should be present in the past.
Who is working on this?
You are!…and a few other people.
Tell History was created by people who love history:
Sarah
is a digital nomad, champion of histories, cake baking, story collector and online marketer. She is especially fond of planning train journeys and hopes to one day complete the Berlin-Baghdad route.
Peri-Khan
is a specialist in development policy and sustainable energy. She is also a historian of the Middle East, rice dish advocate, and unapologetic Star Trek fan.
Alice
is an international relations undergraduate, history lover and a great believer in cosmopolitanism. She is also a keen musician and would happily live her life in a musical if it were possible!
Marwa
is an undergraduate, studying English and Creative Writing. She is also a book lover, time traveler and aspiring children’s writer.
Luning
is a senior at University of California, Berkeley. She aims to report the facts, causes, effects, and human nature. She wants to listen to the public’s voice, and have a voice that people listen to.
Alex
is a journalist, curious grandson, experimental archivist, and run junkie. He knows from experience that there aren’t enough journalists in the world to capture all the amazing real-life stories out there.
Pietro
is a philosophy graduate. He is a vagabond of the seven seas, a committed Calvinist (Italo, not Jehan) and a promoter of “cerebral activism
Amanda
is an undergraduate, studying history and writing. She is optimistic, free-spirited, and loves to travel, write, read, and people watch.
Sarah
is a history graduate student studying any and everything Cold War. She is also a dog enthusiast, mac and cheese aficionado and lover of any television series produced by the BBC
Join us
We need you. That’s right, you.
Tell History can only build a truly comprehensive history of the world if you document what you see, what matters to you, and who has influenced the world you live in. Each recording brings a memory to life, and collectively these stories build an invaluable digital legacy.
Don’t watch history repeat itself; become a citizen historian by capturing the voices that impart wisdom, knowledge, and insight.