Category: Legacy
How to Create a Memory Box That Tells a Life Story
A memory box is one of the most tactile and personal ways to preserve a life story. Unlike a digital archive or a written memoir, a memory box…
Why Voice Recordings Are the Most Personal Legacy You Can Leave
A photograph captures a face. A journal captures words on a page. But a voice recording captures something harder to pin down — the pauses, the laughter, the…
Writing an Ethical Will: Passing on Your Values, Not Just Your Assets
Most people are familiar with a legal will — the document that distributes your possessions when you are gone. An ethical will does something different and, in many…
How to Write a Memory Box Letter for Someone You Love
A memory box letter is one of the most intimate gifts you can give. It is a written record of who someone is — not just what they…
How to Create a Memory Book for a Family Member
A memory book is not the same as a scrapbook, though it may contain some of the same materials. A memory book is a structured document — part…
Reconstructing a Life Story When the Person Has Already Died
One of the most common reasons people give for not starting a family history project is that the key person — a grandparent, an elderly parent, the keeper…
What to Include in a Legacy Document
A legacy document is a written record intended to outlast its author — a deliberate act of transmission from one generation to the next. Unlike a diary or…