Many stories, one history
Who is behind We Make History?
An independent, founder-led archive where ordinary people's memories sit beside the history books.
Independent by design
We Make History is created and run by Chris Korakas. It is not a media company or a government archive. Its only purpose is to keep eyewitness memories alive and to place them in time and space.
How it started
History books tell us about kings, battles and treaties. The people who lived through those times often tell a different, richer story — and those voices disappear when they do.
A tribute to Michel Rousseau
This project is dedicated to Michel Rousseau, my history professor at the European School from 1987 to 1990. He taught us that history is not only dates and treaties, but the lives of real people — and that every account deserves to be questioned, compared and understood from more than one side. We Make History is my way of passing on what he gave me.
Built one prompt at a time
Using Lovable and modern AI, this platform grew hour by hour into a time-travel map of testimonies, with tools to help older witnesses tell their story fully and in their own language.
Here for the long run
Every chapter isn't written yet. The goal is clear: if your grandparents' memories can be found on the map by their great-grandchildren, we have done our job.
How it works
1. Start from the textbook
Each place and period begins with the formal history — events and great lives drawn from open archives — as the canvas on the map.
2. Add what you saw or heard
Share what you witnessed yourself, or an interview you held with a witness, in your own language. A step-by-step guide and an interview coach help you include everything that matters.
3. Support it with evidence
Photos, letters, documents and the context of the interview make a story trustworthy. Contradicting the official account is welcome — with proof.
4. Let others corroborate
Other witnesses of the same events can add details. The more independent voices back an angle, the more credible it becomes.
5. Historians review
Curators — real historians — check and rate each story. Members can rate too, but historians' ratings weigh more.
6. Travel through time
Explore the map year by year, with period borders and place names, and follow stories as they unfold.
What we promise — and what we don't
A credibility score is not a verdict.
Scores reflect evidence, corroboration and ratings. They help you weigh a story; they do not declare it true or false.
AI translations are always labelled.
Stories can be read in five languages. Machine translations are marked as such, and authors and members can correct them.
Protected witnesses stay protected.
Witnesses who fear reprisals can share without their name being shown publicly. Only moderators know who they are.
We don't sell your stories or your data.
No advertisers, no data brokers. Testimonies are here to be remembered, not monetised.