Historical research for non-fiction and documentary.
Primary sources located, verified, and built into narrative.
The Work
Archival Subject Dossiers
A complete investigation of a single event, figure, place, or artifact. Delivered as an indexed dossier: verified primary-source citations, a chronological event log, the state of the secondary literature where it agrees and where it conflicts, and the narrative openings the record supports. Fixed fee.
Narrative Architecture & Ghostwriting
Archival material shaped into structured chapters, episodic treatments, or finished long-form manuscripts. The pacing is built; the facts are not bent. Billed by milestone.
Production Research Retainer
A dedicated historical desk for projects in active production: rapid fact verification, source location, script audits, and archival problem-solving as the questions arise. Monthly retainer.
The Name
Graestan takes its spelling from Old English grวฃg stฤn, grey stone, and its sound from Middle English grai ston. In Scottish charters from the fifteenth century onward, the gray stane marked boundaries: the fixed point against which land and claims were measured.
The work is the same. Find what is fixed, and mark it.
The Historian
Alexandria Q. Love, M.A. (History)
Published author, archivist, and investigative researcher. Graduate training in historiographical method. Research specialisms include industrialization and the collapse of community care systems, and the history of pre-industrial and heritage medicine.
Inquiries
Inquiries are taken by email. Describe the project, its stage, and the deadline.
All engagements are flat-fee or retainer. Graestan does not bill by the hour.