forgotten people - laSTING STORIES
A growing collection and archive of ordinary lives and extraordinary stories
HISTORY ALMOST FORGOTTEN
Welcome to the Heirloom Diaries archive
Hi I'm Laura and I collect the things people leave behind letters, photographs, diaries, medals, scrapbooks and forgotten objects and I then follow the stories hidden inside them.
The Heirloom Diaries is where I bring those people, places and histories back into view.
History told through the things people left behind.
Letters. Photographs. Diaries. Scrapbooks. Medals.
And the people waiting inside them.
Every object leads somewhere
From a name scribbled on the back of a photograph to a letter, medal or forgotten scrapbook, there is always a story waiting to be found....
Food has always been part of my storytelling
From Inspired Grazing to recipes inspired by the past, you’ll find a little of it here too.