Preserve Your Story.
Honor The Legacy.
Start with one family memory. Our free guide helps you preserve it privately and decide together what may be shared.
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From a voice to a legacy
A simple recording page
One question in large text. One button to record. Follow the recording instructions and ask a family member for help if needed.
Turn a recording into a draft
AI tools can help transcribe recordings and draft narratives. Review names, dates, quotations, and suggested images against the recording and original sources before sharing.
Published to a living archive
Published stories can be shared through the Heritage Story Archive. Keep your own copies of recordings and photographs; permanent hosting is not guaranteed.
Recent Stories
“From the ancient hills of Sersale to the steel and stone of Chicago, this family carried the dreams of five centuries across an ocean, building an American legacy one generation at a time.”
Told by Chad Kinney
Emilia-Romagna, Calabria, Campania
“Born nameless in a Bologna orphanage in 1878, Richard Alghini rose from abandonment to build a pasta empire that supplied the U.S. Army and Campbell's Soup, only to lose it all to organized crime before returning to die in the city of his birth.”
Told by Frank Scalise
Emilia-Romagna
“She was known to be a very beloved and generous person who would do anything for family and friends.”
Told by Frank Scalise
Emilia-Romagna
Three steps to a published story
An organizer picks a question
Choose a question about food, family, immigration, faith, neighborhood life or language, then copy its recording link.
Send the link, hear the story
Text or email the link to a family elder. They tap it, see one large question, and tap Record. Follow the prompts and any sign-in instructions before recording.
Review the AI-assisted draft
Review the transcript and draft, check any images, and decide with the storyteller what may be published.
Every story told now is a
story to keep and share.
Ask a relative about a family meal, a neighborhood or a journey they remember. Use the free kit to keep one memory in your family; the Archive's recording tools are available through an organizer's invitation.