The French Phillips partnership is a collaboration between two historians, Dr Craig French and Barry Phillips.

We are also very pleased to be able to work alongside some amazing industry professionals from the heritage sector and to call them Associates.

We have extensive research, advisory, and project management experience in academia, business, and governmental and non-governmental organisations. We offer this to our clients, whether commercial or public, with the intention of providing access to a wealth of historical information that could be utilised in multiple ways, such as through brand marketing or community outreach programmes.

We believe that history is malleable and that people or groups use history for different purposes and at different times. The history teller could be an academic or a teacher, but can equally be a government, a political party, the media, a company, or an individual or family group.

Whatever your needs – we’ve got you covered.

If you want to sum us up in a few words – we are storytellers – but our stories are about you and those that came before you. We believe in making your past a present reality, to make it relevant for you, and we know just how to do that.

We create relationships, not transactions. Our aim is to listen to you, understand your needs, undertake research, identify key aspects, advise on what is relevant, and produce results you are happy with. As questions or issues arise, we will be there every step of the way.

I was about to take a trip to England but had hit a roadblock in my genealogical research. I asked Craig at French Phillips consulting to help with my research. Within a few hours he had helped me past my roadblock and with that help I had an amazing trip to visit some of my family’s historically meaningful sites.

Thank you so much for your quick and insightful help in helping build my family tree.

Monte Barlow

French Phillips, The Historical Consultants, gave me the breakthrough I needed in my research into the life of a specific World War One officer.

I had attempted to do the research on my own, but had reached a point where I could go no further. In addition, I only had so much time to dedicate to this activity. I turned to French Phillips for help, and in a short time, I had the breakthrough I was looking for and received all the information I was seeking.

My communications with them were always prompt, thorough, and friendly. I very much look forward to my next round of family research and intend to have French Phillips as my helper.               

Joshua Makoul, M.S., M.Div, LPC

Please contact us for an informal discussion to see how we can be of the greatest assistance to you