What Do We Do

engage your Personal HISTORICAL DETECTIVES

• Family Histories – we can help you find your ancestors – where they lived and worked, what they did with their lives, and how that impacts directly on your world.

• House Histories – when was your property built, and how has it changed over time. What stories are there to tell of its walls and the people that lived within?
• Establish when the house was built and by whom​
• Document any significant alterations
• Find any surviving maps, deeds, plans, historic prints or photographs
• Identify previous owners and occupiers and provide biographical information 

• Are you seeking living relatives, heirs to an estate, descendants of historical figures?
• Would you like information for an historical project or about an antique or artwork? 

Making History Engaging and Profitable for your business

Media Research

Commercial Identity

If you are interested in commemorating an anniversary or are preparing your company’s history for an event, SHRA’s researchers can manage your project. Diving into your corporate or local archives to reconstruct and tell your story is our specialty. Our team has expertise in research and content creation across deliverables, whether for a book, museum exhibit, website, or map. Through skilled research, oral interviews, and writing, SHRA has helped many organizations celebrate their histories, from large corporations such as Idaho Power to smaller non-profits such as the Idaho Education Association. Our goal is to gain a deep understanding of your organization and highlight its most important accomplishments through a rich story of its work.

We partner with graphic designers, exhibit fabricators, graphic designers, and website experts so that our historians can focus their attention on obtaining and analyzing the best information for your display. We can manage your project for you and create a team that systematically collaborates and delivers content on time.

We design and conduct oral histories.

Nothing can take the place of a book. Books reach a target audience that is interested in having something permanent to hold and use, with photographs and graphics that grab attention and tell a story. We bring extensive experience in researching and writing absorbing narratives that convey accessible, personal, and interesting stories. We create both traditional histories and complementary materials that bring your story to life, working closely with graphic designers and publishing houses such as Sweet Grass Publishing to craft compelling and visually exciting stories.

Bringing Your Stories to Life

While the information in any history must be curated, organized, and shared–content development and storytelling is about framing and communicating your narrative in a professional and meaningful way.

• Content Assessment and Planning
• Exhibit Design and Development
• Histories and Heritage Planning
• Educational Content and Experiences