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Family history

Grandma's recipes, the old country, the name.

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Family history
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How it works

Ordinary phone calls — nothing new to learn.

  1. A man smiling at his phone with a laptop on his knees Hands holding a phone beside a laptop A woman on the phone at her kitchen table

    1. Easy setup

    • YouTell us the occasion and who you'd like to hear from — one person or many.
    • WeDraft warm, thoughtful, fitting questions for each conversation based on a few details you share.
    • YouLook them over — reword some, drop some, or add your own.
  2. An elderly man taking a phone call on his couch A smiling woman talking on the phone in a warm room A man on the phone among greenhouse plants A close-up of a woman smiling on the phone

    2. The call

    • WeConnect you with each person by phone — no travel required. And guide you through every call with an easy-to-use screen showing the questions to ask.
    • YouJust have thoughtful phone conversations, starting each call whenever you're ready. Skip or restart a question any time.
    • WeHandle the recording — every answer kept with the question that prompted it, so there's nothing for you to sort out afterwards.
  3. Family and friends gathered around a laptop A mother and two children watching together on the couch A young couple smiling at a laptop together

    3. The movie

    • YouAdd some photos (optional) to bring a recorded voice to life.
    • WeAutomagically weave the recorded questions and answers, and the photos, into a high-quality movie.
    • YouDownload, enjoy, share now — or save to play at a special occasion.
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Before the stories go quiet.

Every family has a keeper of the stories — the one who remembers the crossing, the farm, the name that changed at the border. When they're gone, so are the details, unless someone asks.

Gather the elders, or the whole family on one shared set of questions, and keep the history in the voices that lived it.

Questions worth asking

A few to start from — keep these, change them, or write your own.

  • Where did our family come from, and how did we get here?
  • What traditions did you grow up with?
  • Tell me about your parents and grandparents.
  • What's a story about our family that no one else knows?
  • What do you hope the next generations never forget?

Keep the history while it's still told.

It starts with one phone call.

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