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Notes from the Personal Historians.

Guides on asking better questions, preserving recordings, and building a legacy your grandchildren will still be able to open.

31 questions that unlock the stories your parents never tell

Interviewing

31 questions that unlock the stories your parents never tell

The prompts our Personal Historians reach for when a conversation stalls — and why the boring ones work best.

7 min read

How a year of voice memos becomes a hardcover memoir

Heirlooms

How a year of voice memos becomes a hardcover memoir

From transcript to typeset page: what actually happens between their recording and your printed book.

5 min read

File over app: why your family archive should outlive us

Data ownership

File over app: why your family archive should outlive us

Open formats, offline copies, and the case for owning your memories rather than renting them.

6 min read

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