Voices from your family tree

Hear from the ancestor you never met.

Send us a name, a place, a year and a job. We'll send back a short video of them telling you a story from their life, in the accent of their time and place.

Make my ancestor's clip, $9

Delivered by email in 3 days
Refund if you're not happy
A name and a town is enough

What Margaret is saying

“Eh, lass, tha'll never guess what I've seen today! Pig gets loose at the market. Big sow! And a Peeler sets off after her. Tall hat an' all. historical”

“She goes under the apple stall. He goes under the apple stall. She comes out. He doesn't. Apples everywhere!”

“Then she runs straight into chapel. During the sermon! Minister just says, ‘All God's creatures are welcome, Constable. But she'll not be putting owt in the plate.’ imagined”

“And the Peeler's hat? Last I saw, it were floating down the Ribble.”

historical from what you send us, or the history of that place and time imagined what they might have felt or said

How it works

Tell us who they wereName, rough dates, where they lived and what they did. A family story helps, but isn't needed.
We research their worldTheir town, their trade, their dialect, and what was happening around them that year.
Hear them speakWithin 3 days you get a short video by email, ready to keep, play at a family dinner or post.

Order a clip of your ancestor

One ancestor, one video of about 30 seconds. A few quick questions, then you pay on the next page.

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Your ancestor Their name Where they lived

Born rough is fine What they did

Add more detail (optional)

Died if known Anything else you know family stories, who they married, how they ended up where they did One thing you'd like them to react to A photo of them up to 8 MB

You

Your first name Email for delivery

I understand the voice is an AI reconstruction, not a recording, and that some details will be imagined. I agree to the terms, including that work starts straight away, and I've read the privacy notice. Email me when live conversations launch and about new ancestors. Optional, unsubscribe any time.

$9 per ancestor, refund if you're not happy

Questions

Is it their real voice?

No. Nobody recorded people who lived in the 1800s. We choose a voice to match their age, region and era, so it's a reconstruction of how someone like them would have sounded.

What if I only know a name and a town?

That's enough. Census records, trades and local history fill in the rest, and we mark which parts are imagined.

Can I share it?

Yes. It's yours to keep and post. If you share it on TikTok, tag @ancestalk and we might feature it.

Do you keep my family's details?

We only use what you send to make your clip. We delete photos and details 30 days after delivery, and we never use information about living relatives.

Want to talk back?

We're building live conversations, where you ask your ancestor questions and they answer. Join the list to try it first.

One email when it's ready, and you can unsubscribe any time. See the privacy notice.