Everyone Has a Story Worth Preserving.
People of Noblesville turns real conversations with everyday people into written Story Portraits: heirloom-quality keepsakes that preserve memories, honor lives, and help our community know one another more deeply.
A Story Portrait is a Family Artifact
People of Noblesville is a local storytelling project built around a simple belief: you do not have to be famous, polished, or historically important to deserve to be remembered.
I sit down with people for long-form conversations and turn those conversations into written stories they can keep, share, frame, gift, or pass down.
Some stories are joyful. Some are reflective. Some honor someone who has passed. Some help a family, a business, a teacher, a coach, a neighbor, or a community member feel seen while they are still here. Or honor a loved one who has passed away.
It is like a newspaper article about someone's life, designed to become part of a family's archive.
The Goal Is to Help People Feel Seen.
Seen
Remembered
Connected
Valued
Understood
Many families carry stories they wish they had recorded sooner. People of Noblesville exists to preserve those memories before they disappear, and to help our community know the people who make it what it is.
How the Story Becomes a Portrait
Steps:
1. Start with booking a story conversation.
2. We talk in person, by phone, or by video.
3. I write and shape the story.
4. You review the draft for accuracy and tone.
5. The final piece becomes a digital story, framed Story Portrait, or longer biography booklet.
Choose the Story Portrait That Fits the Moment
A polished written story delivered digitally so it can be saved, printed later, emailed, or shared online.
Guided interview
Written story
Light editing
Digital delivery
A concise written portrait designed as a meaningful keepsake for yourself, a loved one, or someone you want to honor. Best for commemorating an intersection of someone’s life, for example, an anniversary, birthday, championship season, or retirement, rather than an entire life story.
Guided interview
One-page story
Digital copy
Printed and framed portrait
A deeper story portrait with more room for memories, background, and the details that make someone's life feel vivid.
Each custom story portrait includes:
A guided, in-depth interview (in person or virtual)
A carefully written, one-of-a-kind 2 page story
A high-quality framed print, ready for display
A digital copy to keep and share
This is for the people you love. The ones whose stories deserve to be remembered, honored, and passed down.
Perfect for:
• Parents and grandparents
• Spouses and close friends
• Anyone whose story you never want to lose
Because photos capture how someone looks.
This captures who they are.
Some stories deserve more space.
A long-form biography is a deeply detailed, thoughtfully written narrative that captures the full arc of a person’s life—their experiences, values, relationships, and the moments that shaped who they are.
This offering is designed for those who want to preserve more than a snapshot. It’s for families who want to hold onto the stories, lessons, and memories that might otherwise fade with time.
Each biography begins with one or more in-depth conversations, allowing space to reflect, remember, and revisit the moments that matter most. From there, the story is carefully written into a cohesive, essay-length piece that honors both the details and the meaning behind them.
Each long-form biography includes:
Extended, in-depth interviews (multiple sessions if needed)
A richly written, essay-length life story
A professionally edited digital document to keep, print, and share
Optional guidance on printing multiple copies for an additional keepsake version
This is especially meaningful for:
• Aging parents or grandparents—I am a proud Dementia Friend of Indiana
• Preserving family history for future generations
• Capturing a life story in someone’s own voice
• Creating something lasting to pass down
This is more than a story.
It’s a record of a life—told with care, intention, and depth.
Because one day, these stories won’t be able to be told firsthand.
This is a way to keep them. If you’ve been thinking, “I should do this while I still can,”—you’re not alone. I’m here to help you capture it.
Help Someone Feel Seen
Crowdfund a Story Portrait
Nominate a coach, teacher, neighbor, local business, family, volunteer, or someone going through a difficult season. Once these stories are sponsored by community support, the honoree will receive a story portrait, a digital keepsake, and excess funds will go directly to them.
Contribute to the Sponsor Fund
Community contributions help fund sponsored Story Portraits and support the people being honored.
Contributions help fund sponsored Story Portraits and related support for honorees. When a specific honoree campaign receives more than the cost of the Story Portrait, additional funds are given directly to the honoree or used to support future sponsored stories, as described in that campaign.
Meet the Writer
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Ariane Haile
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Hi, I’m Ari.
I started People of Noblesville because I’ve always been drawn to people—their stories, the moments that shape them, and the things that often go unsaid in everyday life.
What began as a simple idea has grown into something really meaningful: sitting down with people in my community, listening well, and turning those conversations into written stories they can keep, share, and come back to.
I don’t believe you need to have a “big” story to be part of this. Some of the most meaningful ones come from ordinary moments, relationships, and seasons of life that deserve to be remembered.
If you’ve ever wanted to capture the story of someone you love (or your own!) I’d be honored to help you do that.
“Well, I’m crying. Ari…THANK YOU. This is SO BEAUTIFUL!”
— Kate B.
“This is lovely. Thank you. Oh my…I love this. Thank you so much. It’s fascinating to read yourself through someone else’s lens.”
—Katy R.
“This is easily the best gift I’ve ever received. I never thought like that about myself, but you were spot on. Thank you.”
—W. J. H.
