“My family always had an interest in genealogy, making sure that all old papers, documents, and photographs were kept. When my father turned seventy, I decided to give him his collection in the correct archival order. But I had to learn how to do it first!

From that point my interest grew, and when I was given charge of archives as one of my duties at the school where I was head teacher of history, I realised I needed to learn more”.

Initially I attended a weeklong conservation course at the University of NSW and I was hooked! It lead to a Masters degree in history and a Diploma in Information Management (Archives).

Stemming from contacts made during my university studies, I acquired my first major client – an organisation with a rich and long history that also presented large events. That core client remained with The History Company for 30 years, allowing us to grow and diversify our client base. Involvement with a NSW grant program to help Historical Societies look after their collections was another major turning point.

The winning of a National Library Preservation Grant to bring safety and order to the archive of another of our clients was a further coup.

Some clients come to us with a functioning archive that needs attention or ongoing management; others contact us about unloved collections with poor systems; while others reveal they have records stashed in overflowing cupboards. Whatever the level of need, I’ve never lost my interest in the fascinating contents of clients’ archives, or the process of bringing order to them so they can be properly used.

Over the years we have refined what we do, what products we use, and who we work with professionally to bring the best of all services to clients.

Our core staff are professional archivists, each with their own special areas of expertise. Assisting them are trained ancillary archivists. We also work with a range of other skilled professionals to provide other services including: museum curation, professional writing, research, and conservation. 

When we meet for your initial assessment, we can discuss the team that best suits your project.

Times are changing. COVID-19 restricted access to sites. More people work from home. Scrapbooking has become a huge phenomenon in the heritage industry. But upheaval fosters innovation. 

Technology has given us not only the ability to continue our work but to conduct it in a whole new collaborative way: WE DO IT, YOU DO IT, WE DO IT TOGETHER.