The Birth of Historocity: Origins & Vision
Pronunciation: /ˌhɪs.təˈrɑː.sə.ti/
Plural: historocities
Definition:
It started with a conversation, one of those idea-rich meetings that we have and amazing ideas are discovered. We were deep in discussion about the Social Identity of Objects, the idea that every object has a story, and that story deserves to be seen, recorded, and valued.
We had spoken months earlier with Peter Mehan, who shared a powerful example: the story of Paul Newman’s Rolex Daytona. On its own, the watch was already valuable. But it wasn’t just the craftsmanship or brand that made it sell for over $17 million. It was the story—that it had been worn by Paul Newman himself, gifted to his daughters boy friend at the time for building a tree house. He wore it in all his races, The watch’s history didn’t just follow it. It amplified it. The value wasn’t just in the object—it was in the meaning carried by the story behind it.
That conversation stuck with us.
In another one of our weekly calls, Raymond brought up the word historicity—the concept of having a verifiable historical existence. Then he paused and said, “But what about the value of that history? Not just the fact that something has a past—but what that past adds to it?”
He had been thinking about it the night before.
“What if,” he suggested, “we call it historocity?”
It wasn’t just a clever twist of language. It was a shift in perspective.
Historocity became the term we didn’t know we needed: the fusion of history and value. A way to name the intangible weight that story gives an object. It’s not just about provenance—it’s about meaning, context, emotion, and how these elements combine to elevate what would otherwise be overlooked or ordinary.
From that moment forward, our mission became clearer. We weren’t just documenting the past—we were building a system to surface and preserve the value of that past. A way to recognize how story and memory shape our understanding of the objects around us and to better understand the objects value – Monitary, social, historical, sentimental, and more are coming based on feedback.
Whether it’s a family heirloom, a handwritten letter, a baseball card, or a childhood toy—every object carries a story.
Historocity gives that story a home—and gives the object its true worth.
Platform
To create a platform where stories live with the objects they belong to.
To give individuals, collectors, curators, artists, and families a way to record and share those stories.
To bring together identity, history, and value in one ecosystem.
Because we believe that when you give an object its story, you give it its soul.
And when you give it its soul—you reveal its Historocity.