Welcome to the Recollection Agency. I am here to help you capture your stories and – if you want – create shareable content. My business exists to help people share their stories. If you have a vision for telling personal or family stories or starting a podcast, I can help you get from concept to completion.
I founded the Recollection Agency in 2019. I was active for many years in community radio at Columbia, Missouri’s KOPN. I also previously worked for KBIA and Classical 90.5, public radio stations also based in Columbia. I learned how to work on deadline and as part of a team working in community and public radio. I bring my deep curiosity and seasoned professionalism to every interview.
Through the Recollection Agency, I have interviewed a wide range of subjects. Some are clients who want a specific set of stories preserved and shared. Others share stories that become part of my audio blog, Field Notes and history podcast, Mo’ Curious.
I am insatiably curious about the world around me. When you hire the Recollection Agency, you get a creative producer who works with clients to create a personal story that captures your voice.
-Trevor Harris
Why I do what I do
I believe in the power of asking a question, then really listening.
Traditional and social media are full of well-known people. The stories of the un-famous deserve to be listened to and shared as well. I started the Recollection Agency in 2019 to help regular people capture personal stories that matter. Besides producing audio memoirs and life stories, I do custom production such as podcasts for my clients.
The Recollection Agency exists to help people share stories that matter. For every paying client, I do one interview pro bono. This service orientation means that everybody’s story can get heard. In recent years, I have worked with staff at the Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City to capture stories from my neighbors. These recordings capture multiple long-time residents’ memories of life in a neighborhood that is changing with time and due to gentrification.
Meet me
I started the Recollection Agency in 2019, motivated by a belief in the power of storytelling. Storytelling connects us with our environment and our past while creating space to share our personal narratives.
An almost life-long Missourian, I attended the University of Missouri and got a degree in social work. (These skills help with the listening.) I later earned a masters in geography at the University of Alabama, training that grounds me in place, a major character in many stories and podcasts.
I value people’s stories. That social work training taught me how to listen and ask the right questions to capture powerful, truthful and just plain fun stories. I believe in understanding who people are, what stories they want to capture and then widely share their stories.
I have served as an announcer, producer and volunteer trainer at Columbia, Missouri’s, community radio station. From 2014 through 2019, I worked as an announcer and producer at a pair of public radio stations also located in Columbia.
I have worked as a regional and bicycle-pedestrian planner. I and my wife, Lisa, served as Peace Corps volunteers in Zambia. I later served as the Peace Corps recruiter at the University of Missouri.
I live in Columbia, Missouri with my wife, Lisa, and dog, Jolene.
Why I do what I do
I believe in the power of asking a question, then really listening.
Traditional and social media are full of well-known people. The stories of the un-famous deserve to be listened to and shared as well. I started the Recollection Agency in 2019 to help regular people capture personal stories that matter. Besides producing audio memoirs and life stories, I do custom production such as podcasts for my clients.
The Recollection Agency exists to help people share stories that matter. For every paying client, I do one interview pro bono. This service orientation means that everybody’s story can get heard. In recent years, I have worked with staff at the Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City to capture stories from my neighbors. These recordings capture multiple long-time residents’ memories of life in a neighborhood that is changing with time and due to gentrification.
“I’m so glad we had Trevor interview my mom and record some of her stories. He made it so easy, and my mom loved talking with him. He uncovered stories we’d never heard and captured many that we knew but wanted to find a way to save for future generations. It was so enjoyable to listen to all of them, and even more comforting to know her grandchildren can listen to them in the years to come.”
David O’Brien
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