Which ancestor or relative do you feel most curious or connected to?
ConnectionA free guided conversation
You found the names. Now keep the voices.
Family history is more than records. Preserve the stories, faith, choices, service, humor, and everyday moments behind the family tree.
Start with one story — freeFree. Usually 5 to 15 minutes. Take time to think. Finish when you have shared your story. No writing. Just talk.
Your words lead. This page sets where the conversation begins. After that, the interviewer follows what you actually say.
What you keep. When you finish, you get a written story and your recording on a private link.
Family history • generation to generation
A record can identify a person. A story can help you know them.
Start with an ancestor, a parent, a grandparent, or your own experience. The conversation follows the details you actually know.
What family story made that person feel real to you?
MemoryHow has family history shaped the way you see your own life?
MeaningWhat example of faith, service, sacrifice, or perseverance has been passed down?
ValuesWhat ordinary detail about your family would you hate to lose?
Everyday lifeWhat story do you hope your descendants someday tell about you?
FutureWhy preserve it
Genealogy can connect generations. Stories can make the connection personal.
The goal is not to replace records or research. It is to add the human layer—the remembered experiences and values that make a family history feel alive.
Choose one thread.Start with a person, moment, place, belief, tradition, or memory.
Talk naturally.No script and no perfect answer required.
We follow.The interviewer notices details worth exploring and asks one question at a time.
Keep the story.Turn the conversation into something your family can return to.
Your story. Your boundaries.
Preserve what matters without giving up control.
Private by default
Private by default. Nothing is shared with a church, genealogy service, or anyone else automatically.
No stereotype required
The interviewer follows your actual family experience—not assumptions about what your culture, faith, service, or history must have been.
Skip anything
You can change direction, leave something out, or stop. A meaningful story does not require the most painful or private one.
Keep the record. Add the story.
Start with one story — freeFree. Usually 5 to 15 minutes. Take time to think. Finish when you have shared your story. No writing. Just talk.
Hold Us Together is independent and is not affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch, or any genealogy organization.