Verbal History Repository

Some of this history was never written down. It lives in the people who were there — who started the church, who preached the revival, who was related to whom. This is the place to tell it: put your name on a short form, then talk, the way you would tell it at the table.

Every story goes to a private research archive first. Nothing is published automatically — a person reviews every story, and a story appears in the public library only when you have given permission and it has passed that review. Published stories live in the Verbal History library, part of the Repository.

Start with a prompt — or tell any story you want

Tap a prompt and it will be waiting for you at the recorder below. You do not have to use one.

About you

Your full name *

Your email or phone * (private — only so we can follow up; never published)

About the story Story title (optional — in your own words) Who or what is this story about? *

Church / place (city & state, if there is one)

Organization / fellowship (if any)

The era it covers * Your relationship to the story * If you were told this story, who told you? (their name, and how they were connected to it)

Tell it

Record it in your own voice right here, upload a recording you already have, or type it — whichever is easiest. Take all the time you want; there are no wrong answers and no need to sound polished.

Tell any story you want.

When you are ready, tap Record and just talk. If the phone or browser asks about the microphone, tap Allow.

Or upload a recording (audio or video file you already have; large files upload in pieces, up to 5 GB) Or type your story (if you would rather write it)

Your permission

Nothing is published automatically. A person reviews every story first, and a story is published only with your permission above. You can ask us later to correct a story or take a published story down.