Blog on memory, memorials and gentle “bringing to life”
What a digital memorial and a memory page are, how to write an obituary, how to live through loss and how an AI copy works. Articles to make it clear what this is and why.
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What Pomni is and why it matters
Pomni is a digital memory platform: a memorial page with a QR code, family stories, photos, video, voice and a gentle AI copy. Here is what it is and why it matters.
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The idea behind the service: memory that is always near
The core idea of Pomni is to make the memory of a person accessible, warm and alive. Why we build a digital place of memory and what it means.
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Why a digital memorial beats an ordinary memory page
Comparing the Pomni digital memorial with ordinary memory pages on social media: privacy, structure, gathering memories, QR and AI.
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Who Pomni is made for
Who Pomni suits: families who have lost a loved one, keepers of the family archive, and those who want to record a life story in advance.
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Two parts of the service: “Preserve” and “Bring to life”
How Pomni works: the first part preserves memory (free and for everyone), the second optionally and gently brings the image to life with AI.
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Why it matters to preserve the memory of a person
Why preserve the memory of the departed: for the family, for the children and for the grieving process itself. The psychology of memory in plain words.
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Pomni and social media: what is the difference
How the Pomni place of memory differs from memorial accounts on social media: purpose, privacy, durability and the absence of advertising.
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What a QR memorial is and how it works
A QR code on the headstone leads to a digital memory page. We explain how it works, whether it is safe and why it matters.
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Privacy and security in Pomni
How Pomni protects data: privacy by default, role-based access, section passwords, encryption and the right to deletion.
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Who owns the data on the platform
Whose data is on a memory page, can it be exported and deleted, and how Pomni treats the ownership of memory.
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How Pomni approaches ethics
Pomni’s ethical principles: the priority of consent, AI transparency, care for the grieving and the family’s control over memory.
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How much Pomni costs: plans in plain words
Pomni plans: a free text plan, the annual “Memory” with photo and video, and “Memory + AI” with bringing to life. No perpetual payments.
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The free plan: what is included
What is available for free in Pomni: a text memory page, biography, stories, life timeline, gathering memories and a QR code.
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The “Memory” plan: photos, video and voice
The annual “Memory” plan in Pomni: photos, video, voice recordings, section privacy and no advertising.
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The “Memory + AI” plan: gentle bringing to life
Pomni’s top plan: an AI copy of a person — dialogue in their manner, a voice clone, a talking 3D avatar and a farewell mode.
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A virtual memorial: what it is and how to create one
What a virtual memorial is, how it helps and how to create one online: a memory page with biography, photos, video, voice and a QR code.
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A digital monument: memory in the internet age
What a digital monument is, how it connects to a QR code at the grave and why it complements rather than replaces an ordinary headstone.
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An online memorial: a memory page on the internet
An online memorial is a modern way to preserve the memory of a loved one on the internet. How it works, who it suits and how to create one for free.
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A memory page for the deceased: how to create one
How to create a memory page for a deceased person: step by step, free, with photos, stories and a QR code. A gentle place of memory online.
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Digital legacy: what it is and how to preserve it
What a digital legacy is, why it is worth caring about in advance and how to preserve memory, voice and stories for descendants.
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Living memory: a new format of remembering loved ones
Living memory is a format in which a person remains not as dates but as stories, voice and image. How technology gently preserves presence.
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What a Family Tree Is and Why You Need One
What a family tree (genealogy) is, why you should build one, and how Pomni's digital tree links your loved ones' memory pages into a single family story.
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A Digital Family Tree Online
A digital family tree online: what it is, why it's more convenient than a paper one, and how to build a genealogy online with photos, stories and access for the whole family.
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A Family Tree with Photographs and Stories
A family tree with photographs and stories: how to make a genealogy come alive, where every ancestor has a face, a voice, and an account of their life.
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Online Family Tree Software
Online family tree software: how to choose a service for your genealogy, and why an online tree builder with photographs, stories, and family access is so convenient.
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A Tree of Memory: A Bond Between Generations
A tree of memory as a bond between generations: why connect the stories of ancestors and descendants, and how a genealogy helps children know their roots and feel their family.
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The Family Tree and the QR Code on a Headstone
How a family tree connects to the QR code on a headstone: from one person's memory page to the genealogy of the whole family, right there at the grave.
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How to Create a Memory Page in 5 Minutes
A step-by-step guide to creating a digital memory page in Pomni: name, dates, epitaph, and a first story. Quick and free.
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How to Add a Biography
How to write and shape a biography on an Pomni memory page: where to begin, how long it should be, and how AI formatting helps.
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How to Fill In the Life Timeline
How to build a life timeline on a memory page: events and memories by year, how to add dates and stories from family.
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How to Upload Photos and Video
A guide to adding photos and video to the gallery and life timeline on an Pomni memory page. Available on the "Memory" plan.
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How to Add Voice Recordings
How to upload voice recordings to a memory page: favorite phrases, songs, birthday wishes. Voice is the most touching memory of all.
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How to Invite Family to Add Memories
How to share an invitation link so family and friends can add their own stories, photos, and voice to a memory page.
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How Memory Collection by Link Works
How gathering stories from family works in Pomni: the invitation link, a no-registration form, circles of people, and moderation.
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How to Sort People Into Circles
Circles of people in Pomni: family, children, relatives, friends, colleagues, neighbors. Why group memories and how it helps.
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How to Moderate Family Contributions
How to approve, hide, and delete submitted memories in Pomni. Memory page moderation in plain terms.
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How to Set a Password on a Page
How to protect a memory page with a password in Pomni, make it private, or available by invitation only.
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How to Hide Individual Sections
How to hide or password-protect individual sections of a memory page: gallery, voice, stories. Flexible privacy in Pomni.
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How to Generate a QR Code for a Headstone
How to get a memory page's QR code in Pomni and prepare it for a plaque on a headstone.
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How to Order a QR Code Plaque
The kinds of QR plaques for a headstone: materials, sizes, mounting, and durability. Tips for ordering.
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How to Publish a Memorial
How to publish a memory page on Pomni so it can be opened by link and QR code.
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How to Share a Memory Page
Ways to share a memorial: a direct link, a QR code, an invitation for relatives. How to send a memory page to loved ones.
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How to Edit a Profile After Publishing
Can you change a memory page after publishing: adding stories, photos, and events at any time.
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How to Import Data From a Page by Link
How to quickly fill out a memorial: send a link to a page, and the AI will sort and distribute the data into sections.
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How to Use the Memory Map
The memory map in Pomni suggests what to add to a page: which periods and sections are still unfilled.
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How AI Helps Shape a Story
How artificial intelligence gently shapes the accounts on a memory page: it polishes the text without inventing facts.
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How to Dictate a Story by Voice
How to tell a memory by voice, and the service turns it into clean text. Convenient for those who find it easier to speak.
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How to Add an Epitaph
What an epitaph is and how to find warm words for a memory page. Examples and tips.
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How to Choose a Cover and Portrait
How to choose the main portrait for a memory page: which photo best conveys a person's character.
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How to Export All Your Data
How to download the entire memorial archive from Pomni: stories, photos, life timeline. Memory belongs to the family.
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How to Delete a Memorial
How to fully delete a memory page from Pomni and why it's worth doing an export first.
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How to Change Your Plan or Subscription
How to move from the free plan to "Memory" or "Memory + AI" and back. Managing your subscription in Pomni.
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How to Train an AI Copy: Step by Step
A step-by-step guide to training an AI copy in Pomni: consent, two data sources, voice, photos, and activation.
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How to Upload Voice for Cloning
Which audio recordings are needed to clone a voice in Pomni and how to achieve a faithful result.
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How to Upload Message Histories for the AI
How to export message histories and add them to AI copy training to convey speaking style and facts. On the privacy of living people.
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How to Choose Photos for a 3D Head
Which face photos work for creating a 3D head model in Pomni: angles, quality, and quantity.
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How to Turn an AI Copy On and Off
How to activate an AI copy after training and how to pause or delete it. The family's control over the revival.
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A QR Code on a Grave: How to Make One and Why
How to make a QR code for a grave or headstone: what it offers, which plaque to choose and how much it costs. A step-by-step guide.
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How to Build a Family Tree: A Step-by-Step Guide
How to build a family tree from scratch: where to start, how to gather data about ancestors, how to set up the connections and save your genealogy online. A step-by-step guide.
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How to Link Relatives' Memory Pages into a Tree
How to link relatives' memory pages into a family tree in Pomni: add a father, mother, spouse, or children and merge the trees of different accounts.
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How to Merge the Family Trees of Several Families
How to merge the family trees of different families and accounts in Pomni: a connection request, confirmation of kinship, and a shared genealogy with the consent of all parties.
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How to Add Ancestors to a Family Tree
How to add ancestors to a family tree in Pomni: parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents, and how to build out the generations of your genealogy.
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Family Tree Privacy: Public or Private
How to set up family tree privacy in Pomni: make a genealogy public, open it only to the family, or lock it with a password.
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How a Person's AI Copy Works
How an AI copy works in Pomni: memory, language, voice, and 3D avatar. Explained in plain words, without magic or deception.
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The Ethics of AI Re-creation: Our Principles
The ethical principles of creating an AI copy of someone who has passed: consent, transparency, family control, and care for mental wellbeing.
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Two Sources for Training the AI: Memory and Material
How an AI copy is trained: from memory gathered by relatives, and from separate material — voice, message histories, and photos.
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Voice Cloning: How and Why
What a voice clone is, which recordings are needed, and why the voice is the most moving part of an AI copy.
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A Talking 3D Avatar from Photos
How a talking 3D head with expression and lip movement is created from photos. Pomni's avatar technology.
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Visemes and Expression: How a Face Comes Alive
What visemes are, how lips and speech are synchronized, and why facial expression makes an avatar feel alive.
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Three ways to talk with an AI memory copy
Text, text-to-voice, and voice-to-voice: three ways to talk with an AI memory copy in Pomni, and how they differ.
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Farewell mode: a gentle way to let go
Why an AI copy needs a farewell mode, and how it helps you move through loss rather than get stuck in dependency.
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Why an AI copy is always marked as a simulation
Why Pomni honestly labels an AI copy as a simulation and never passes it off as a living person.
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Consent and the rights to create a copy
Who may create an AI copy of someone who has died, what consent and rights are needed, and why this is a strict requirement.
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Can an AI copy do harm - and how we protect against it
The risks of an AI copy of someone who has died and how Pomni reduces them: labeling, farewell mode, a crisis guardian, and family control.
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How an AI copy differs from a deepfake
The difference between a gentle AI memory copy and a deepfake: consent, transparency, purpose, and control.
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What data makes for a good copy
What to gather for a true-to-life AI copy: stories, facts, voice, messages, and photos. The fuller the memory, the more accurate the likeness.
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The technology behind an AI copy
What technologies Pomni uses for an AI copy: a language model, speech recognition and synthesis, and a 3D avatar.
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Privacy of an AI copy's data
How the data an AI copy learns from is protected: storage, access, and a refusal to train third-party models.
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Can a copy be paused or deleted
How the family manages an AI copy: pausing, turning off, and full deletion. The memory is preserved in all cases.
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An AI copy and healthy grieving
How to use an AI copy so it helps you move through loss rather than hinders it. Guidance of a psychological nature.
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Common questions about an AI copy
Answers to common questions about Pomni's AI copy: is it legal, how lifelike it is, who sees the data, and whether it can be deleted.
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Myths About "Bringing Back" the Dead with AI
We unpack the myths around AI copies of the deceased: "it brings the person back," "it's always a deception," "it's harmful." What's true and what isn't.
Grief & support
Grief & support
How to Cope with the Loss of a Loved One
Gentle advice from psychologists on coping with the death of someone close: allowing yourself to grieve, leaning on people, and holding onto memory.
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The Stages of Grief: What's Normal to Feel
What the stages of grieving are, why they don't follow a strict order, and what counts as a normal reaction to loss.
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How to Support Someone Who Is Grieving
How to help a loved one who has lost someone: being there, offering something concrete, and not dismissing their feelings.
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What to Say and What Not to Say in Grief
Which words support a grieving person and which ones wound. Examples of gentle and unfortunate phrases.
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How to Talk About Death with Children
How to explain the death of a loved one to a child: honestly, in language they understand, without frightening metaphors. Advice from psychologists.
Grief & support
Anniversaries and Memorial Dates: How to Get Through Them
How to get through the anniversary of a death and the birthdays of the departed: rituals, support, and memory that help.
Grief & support
Rituals of Remembrance That Help
Which rituals help you hold onto memory and move through grief: candles, letters, traditions, a digital memory page.
Grief & support
How to Cope with Guilt After a Loss
Why guilt arises after the death of a loved one and how to work through it gently.
Grief & support
When to See a Psychologist
Signs that your grief calls for a specialist, and why that's not weakness but care for yourself.
Grief & support
Memory as a Way to Heal
Why telling stories and preserving memory help you move through grief. The psychology of memory and loss.
Grief & support
How to Help a Child Remember a Loved One
How to preserve a child's memory of a grandmother, grandfather, or parent: stories, photos, voice, and shared rituals.
Grief & support
Letters to the Departed: Why Write Them
How and why to write letters to a loved one who has died: the therapeutic meaning and a gentle practice for moving through grief.
Grief & support
How to Keep Family Traditions Alive
How to carry on family traditions after a loved one is gone and pass them to your children. Memory woven into everyday life.
Grief & support
Grief During the Holidays: How to Cope
How to get through the holidays after losing a loved one: New Year, birthdays, family celebrations without them.
Grief & support
Supporting Older People Who Have Lost a Spouse
How to support an older person who has lost a husband or wife after many years together. Loneliness and care.
Grief & support
Losing a Pet Is Grief Too
Why grieving a pet that has died is normal, and how to move through it. Remembering a beloved animal.
Grief & support
How to Talk to Coworkers About a Loss
How to let work know about a loss, what to say in response to condolences, and how to ease back into your tasks after grief.
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Support Groups and Resources for Help
Where to find support in grief: helplines, groups, and professionals. When and where to turn.
Grief & support
Caring for Yourself in a Time of Grief
Basic self-care while grieving: sleep, food, movement, and the right to rest. Small steps toward recovery.
Grief & support
Remembering Those Who Are Far Away
How to keep the memory of a loved one whose grave you can't visit: another city, another country, or no burial place at all.
Grief & support
How to write an obituary: structure, tips and examples
How to write an obituary for someone who has died: what it consists of, what tone to choose, what to include and what mistakes to avoid. With examples and a template.
Grief & support
Obituary Examples: Ready-Made Templates and Samples
Ready-made obituary samples and templates: a short one, one for a colleague, one for a relative. Example texts you can adapt to your own situation.
Grief & support
Words of Condolence: What to Write and Say
What words of condolence are appropriate after a death, how to support someone with words, and which phrases are best avoided. Examples of short condolences.
Grief & support
How to Honor the Memory of Someone Who Has Died
How to honor the memory of someone who has died: rituals, anniversaries, good deeds and a digital memory page. Gentle ways to remember.
Ideas & stories
Ideas & stories
What to Write in Memory of Someone: Examples
Ready approaches and examples for what to write on a memory page: about character, deeds, and love. For when the words won't come.
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50 Questions to Record a Life Story
A list of questions for an interview with a loved one or for your own life story: childhood, choices, values, favorites.
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How to Build a Family Archive
Where to begin a family archive: photographs, documents, voices, and stories. How to digitize and preserve it for the long term.
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Stories Worth Saving Before It's Too Late
Which family stories disappear first, and why it matters to record them while the storytellers are still with us.
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How to Record a Loved One's Voice While There's Still Time
How and why to record a loved one's voice during their lifetime: what to capture and how to store it.
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A Digital Time Capsule for Future Generations
How to create a digital time capsule: messages, stories, and voice for your children and grandchildren in the years to come.
Ideas & stories
How to Create a Book of Memory
What a book of memory is, how to build one from your relatives' stories, and how to present it beautifully and with care.
Ideas & stories
Ideas for a Life Timeline: Which Events to Include
Which events are worth adding to the life timeline on a memory page — from major milestones to small, warm moments.
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How to Preserve a Loved One's Recipes and Habits
How to preserve a loved one's signature recipes, habits, and sayings for the family and future generations.
Ideas & stories
Preserving the Memory of War Veterans
How to preserve a veteran's memory within the family: stories, documents, photographs, and voice. Passing the memory on to grandchildren.
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How to Tell Your Children About Their Grandparents
How to introduce children to grandparents they never met: stories, photos, voice, and shared rituals.
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The Family Tree and Digital Memory
How to join genealogy with living memory: from names on a tree to the stories, faces, and voices of real people.
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A Memorial in Your Lifetime: Recording Your Story in Advance
Why create a memory page during your lifetime: to calmly record your story, your voice, and your wishes for loved ones.
Ideas & stories
How to Preserve the Memory of a Beloved Teacher
How students and graduates can preserve the memory of a beloved teacher: gathering the stories of classes and generations in one place.
Ideas & stories
What to Give Instead of Flowers: Digital Memory
An alternative to flowers at funerals and anniversaries: helping create a memory page as a warm and lasting gesture.
Ideas & stories
How to Save a Voice from an Old Video
How to extract and preserve a loved one's voice from old video recordings and digitized film for a memory page.
Ideas & stories
An Online Memory Book: How to Gather a Person's Story
What an online memory book is and how to gather it from loved ones' stories. A digital memory book you can keep adding to and preserve forever.
Ideas & stories
Epitaph: What to Write on a Headstone, with Examples
What an epitaph is and what inscription to choose for a headstone. Examples of epitaphs: for a mother, a father, a husband, short and warm inscriptions.
Ideas & stories
How to Preserve the Memory of Your Parents
How to preserve the memory of your mom and dad: record their stories, voice and photos, gather a family archive and pass it on to your children.
Ideas & stories
An Online Memorial for a Pet
How to create an online memorial for a pet that has died: preserving photos, stories and the memory of a beloved animal. Grieving for a pet is normal.
Ideas & stories
Tracing Your Family Tree: Where to Begin
How to start building your family tree: which questions to ask relatives, where to look for information about ancestors, and how to preserve your family history for the long run.
Ideas & stories
A Genealogical Tree: How to Build It and Keep It
How to build a family's genealogical tree and preserve it for future generations: gathering data, mapping connections, photographs, and the stories of ancestors.
Ideas & stories
How to Discover Your Family Roots
How to discover your family roots and your family's history: where to begin the search for ancestors, which sources to use, and how to preserve what you find in a family tree.
Ideas & stories
A Family Tree for Children: How to Tell Them About Their Ancestors
How to make a family tree for children and tell a child about their ancestors: simple steps, stories, and a shared activity that brings the generations closer.
Ideas & stories
How to Preserve Your Family History
How to preserve your family history for future generations: recording the elders' accounts, gathering an archive, building a genealogy, and not losing the memory of your lineage.
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Finding Relatives and Rebuilding Your Family Tree
How to search for relatives and rebuild your family tree: where to begin looking for ancestors, how to use family stories, and how to save what you find in the tree.
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How to Make a Beautiful Family Tree
How to make a beautiful family tree: choosing good photographs, adding stories and captions, laying out the generations clearly, and making the genealogy a pleasure to revisit.
Ideas & stories
A Family Tree of Veterans and the Memory of War
How to preserve the memory of veterans in a family tree: gathering the stories, documents and photographs of frontline soldiers and passing the memory of the war on to grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Ideas & stories
Why Build a Family Tree: 7 Reasons
Why compile a genealogy and a family tree: the memory of ancestors, a foundation for children, the connection between generations, a legacy, and other reasons to start today.