Where did your family come from, as far back as you know?
PlaceA free guided conversation
Your children deserve to know where they came from. Stories make the family tree come alive.
Names and dates can tell you who came before. Their stories tell you who they were.
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 roots
What do you know that a family tree cannot show?
Start with one person, one place, one tradition, or one memory. The interviewer follows what becomes meaningful.
What is a story you remember hearing about a grandparent or great-grandparent?
PeopleWhat did your family do that felt completely normal to you growing up?
TraditionsIs there a saying, joke, recipe, object, or photo with a story behind it?
DetailsWhat changed from one generation of your family to the next?
ChangeWhat do you hope someone in your family still knows 50 years from now?
LegacyWhy preserve it
A family tree shows the branches. Stories show what held them together.
You do not need to know your whole genealogy. One remembered voice, one family tradition, or one ordinary story can become something future generations can actually feel.
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 made public 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 more than the names. Keep 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.