Guides to preserve family stories
These guides help you have meaningful conversations with your parents or grandparents - and preserve their stories for later. Start with practical tips and example questions, or choose support: we help with an interview plan, tailored questions, and writing the story with you as the final editor.
New to this? Start with these three guides.
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Interview your grandparents
A complete step-by-step guide to having meaningful conversations with your grandparents and preserving their stories.
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Interview your parents
Learn how to start conversations with your parents about their life, memories, and the stories that shaped your family.
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How to create a family biography
A practical framework for turning conversations into a structured, beautiful biography your family will treasure.
By life stage
Choose a path that fits your family right now.
Grandparents
Guides for recording grandparents and their unique perspectives.
- Interview your grandparents
The complete guide to meaningful conversations.
- 100 questions to ask your grandma(Coming soon)
Coming soon
Parents
Guides for recording parents and organizing stories.
- Interview your parents
Start the conversation with confidence.
- Create a family biography
Turn stories into a lasting book.
By goal
Jump to the part you are working on: starting, recording, or shaping the story.
Start the conversation
Not sure how to begin? These will help.
- Interview your grandparents
- Interview your parents
- Questions for your first conversation
Record audio & video
Tips for capturing stories with quality.
- How to record family interviews
- Questions to collect photos and memories
- How it works
Shape it into a story
Turn raw conversations into something lasting.
Handle challenges
When conversations get difficult.
- Questions when talking is hard
- Follow-up questions for deeper stories
Want prompts you can use today? Start with these.
What makes this a living biography?
- Guided conversations, not formal interviews.
- Stories shaped into a coherent written biography.
- Audio and video linked throughout the book.
- A keepsake your family can revisit for generations.
Ready to turn conversations into a book?
We help with an interview plan and tailored questions, and write the story based on your conversations - with you as the final editor.
- Complete digital biography
- Video and audio integration
- Professional hardcover books
Frequently asked questions
If you want to interview grandparents, start with our complete grandparents guide. For parents, use the parents guide. Both include everything you need to have meaningful conversations.
Not necessarily. Our guides include suggested questions, but the best conversations often flow naturally. Use the questions as prompts when you need them.
We recommend 30-60 minute sessions. Shorter conversations help maintain energy and focus. You can always continue in another session.
That's completely normal and even valuable. Different perspectives make the biography richer. We help you capture multiple viewpoints respectfully.