DOCUMENT KEEPSAKES

How to Document and Preserve Family Heirlooms: A Guide to Passing Down Your Legacy

A watch that belonged to your grandfather. A hand-stitched quilt. A stack of letters tied with ribbon. Without their stories, future generations may see these cherished keepsakes as just old objects—and risk losing them forever.

Learn how to capture the memories behind your family’s history so they are never forgotten.

$19 One-time payment
(Includes your Story page & six Story Labels)

Don't Let Your Family’s Keepsakes End Up Forgotten

Passing down a physical object isn't always enough. If your children or grandchildren don't know the story behind your father’s military medals or your grandmother’s wedding ring, the emotional connection is lost.

  • Sticky notes fall off or fade over time.

  • Written lists get misplaced during moves or cleanouts.

  • Oral stories get misremembered across generations.

To truly preserve an heirloom, you need a permanent, modern way to attach its story directly to the physical item.

Let its Story Become Part of the Keepsakes

For a single $19 one-time payment, you get a permanent digital Story Page and a set of custom Story Labels to attach directly to your family's precious item. Anyone with a smartphone can scan the label—no app or account creation required—to view photos, text, and voice recordings about the object.

Memory box with story label

Tell the story

Answer a few quick prompts about who the item belonged to and why it matters. Add photos or record a voice message if you'd like.

Memory box with story label

Attach your Story Label

Memory box with story label

We will mail a small Story Label to attach to your keepsake, along with five extras.

Memory box with story label

Enjoy the story

smartphone showing keepsake story

No app or login needed. A quick phone scan of the Story Label and the keepsake's memory comes alive.

Attach its story to your keepsake

Made for the things you already love

A watch passed down. A handwritten letter. A box of childhood treasures. An old family photo.

Keep the story of who they belonged to—and why they matter—with the things themselves.

What stories would you preserve?

Your keepsakes have stories your family may not know or remember.

Grandpa James's years of service

Shadow Box military tributes
Shadow Boxes

Grandma Rose's letters to Grandpa

Memory Box Letters from grandpa
Memory Boxes

Anna's childhood treasures

Keepsake box katerine's childhood treasures
Keepsake Boxes

The grandfather they never met

Photographs Photo of great grandma & grandpa
Framed Photographs

A few things you may be wondering

You’ll receive an online story page and a Story Label, plus five spare labels, mailed to you. Our story template makes it easy to bring your keepsake’s story to life. Make your story long, short, or just a voice recording.

 

Add your words, photos, and audio recordings to capture and preserve the memory of the keepsake.

No. Start with a title, then build your story at your own pace using our online template.

Family heirlooms, handwritten letters, recipes, photographs, and boxes of childhood treasures are all wonderful starting points. Start with something meaningful to you.

Yes. You can edit your story and add more memories at any time.

No app or login is needed to enjoy the story. Simply scan the Story Label with a smartphone camera.

You have a choice of standard, removable, and waterproof labels.

Your published story is hosted separately from our main website as part of a free service offered by two well-known international companies - Cloudflare & Github. If our website becomes unavailable, your Story Label will still link to your story, so you and your family can continue enjoying it.

Think of a treasured object whose story deserves to be remembered—before it's lost forever.

$19
One-time fee

Attach its story to your keepsake