Interpretive Planning

Planning, research, writing, and mapping for
any historic site

Preserving your historic site is only the beginning; you need visitors. Compelling interpretation attracts people to historic sites. It’s the vehicle through which we share history, stir emotions, and allow visitors to truly experience echoes of the past. To do this, History Associates relies on solid planning in close coordination with clients. After we know how and in what media the story will be told, we unite expository text, vivid quotes, maps, contemporary photographs, illustrations, and artifacts. Together, these resources introduce the facts and significance of historic events and add detail, color, and human elements to the stories that resonate with visitors and connect them to the place. 

Whether you want to undertake a digital mapping project, secure a historic context study, or create a comprehensive interpretive plan, we can help make your site a sight to see. From research to interpretation, image research to GIS mapping, fact checking to script writing, and public meetings to implementation, History Associates’ experienced researchers, veteran script writers, and lively public speakers can tell the story of your site in print, on the Web, in person, or in interactive audio and video formats.