Restored Stories is dedicated to helping families preserve their heritage and history by carefully organizing, preserving and beautifully showcasing family photos & printed memorabilia. 

The seeds of Restored Stories were planted when founder Brina Bolanz began the process of uncovering her own family’s stories through heritage photos. After a lengthy learning process and experiencing many successes and pitfalls, Brina realized that others could deeply benefit from her knowledge and guidance when bringing their own families’ past back to light.

This, coupled with Brina’s passion for photography and things vintage, sparked the idea for the company.

Restored Stories has selectively partnered with the best in the business for printing and binding, book design, archival materials and restoration work. This guarantees the most reliable preservation possible of your family’s precious collections. 

Careful attention to detail and a high level of client attention are the hallmarks of our services. We are grateful for the trust and confidence our clients place in us to handling their collections, and use the highest levels of care and archival practices to maintain this trust. 

About Brina Bolanz
Brina’s degree in journalism and many years in the advertising, marketing and editorial fields give her meticulous wordsmithing skills and a keen eye for design, composition and flow. Her years of volunteer work with the Oregon Historical Society continue to expand her abilities in historical photo and document archiving, research and dating.

Ever the organizer, Brina enjoys quickly determining the right order and archival home for each invaluable keepsake. 

Outside of Restored Stories, Brina always enjoys an engrossing book, sunshine, researching her family’s past, and her other wonderful “job”: mommy to young daughter Rowan.