Record family stories
Keep the story. And the voice telling it.
A familiar voice can carry as much as the words. Record a short memory in your browser, or upload an audio file you already have, and keep it with your family history.
One question to begin
Take me through an ordinary morning from a time you remember fondly.
What sounds or smells would I have noticed if I had been there?
Start with this questionCreate their page, then bring this question into the recording. Ask permission before recording and agree on who can listen.
One conversation is a good beginning
- Ask permission to record and agree on who in the family should be able to listen.
- Choose a quiet spot and one photograph, question or memory to start with.
- Record one memory, listen back, then save it. You can add more details afterwards.
You can sit together and use one device. No person profile is needed to start; you can link people afterwards. Recording is also available from a person’s Memories. If you already recorded the conversation, upload the audio instead.
Questions to ask a parent or grandparent
Pick one that feels comfortable. Leave room for pauses, follow the details that interest them, and let them skip any question.
Take me through an ordinary morning from a time you remember fondly.
Record with this question →Choose a photograph: what was happening just outside the picture?
Record with this question →What story have you been hoping someone would ask you about?
Record with this question →
Keep recordings short and easy to return to
Each audio memory can be up to 10 minutes and 25 MB. For a longer interview, save separate recordings with meaningful titles, such as “The house on Elm Street” and “Our first family holiday.”
Our Story accepts MP3, M4A, WAV and WebM audio. Browser recording needs microphone permission. Keep the recording screen open until your memory has finished saving.
What about transcription?
Audio preservation works without AI. Transcription is available only when enabled for your archive and within its AI allowance. When available, review the result: names, dates and family expressions may need correcting.
The original recording remains the reference for what was actually said.
Read about AI, privacy and ownership →Start with someone who matters.
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