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What to Include in a Personal Legacy Letter
A personal legacy letter — sometimes called an ethical will — is a document in which you share your values, beliefs, life lessons, and wishes for the people…
Talking to someone near the end of their life
A quiet afternoon in the living room, the clock ticking, a soft blanket draped over the armchair. The person at the end of their life looks up, eyes…
Reflective journaling prompts
A stack of old letters sits on the kitchen table, their ink faded but the edges still crisp. The scent of cedar from a childhood closet drifts in…
Recording audio and video that will still be usable in thirty years
A rainy afternoon finds you setting up a small recorder on a kitchen table while a parent recounts stories about a childhood home. The conversation drifts from the…
Questions to ask a parent about their life
A rainy afternoon finds you sitting across from an aging parent, a notebook open, a recorder humming softly. The room smells of old books and coffee, and the…
How to Write Your Own Life Timeline
Before writing a memoir, recording an oral history, or assembling a family archive, one of the most useful things you can do is build a personal timeline. A…
How to Conduct a Video Interview With an Elderly Relative
A video interview with an elderly relative can preserve not just information but presence — the sound of a voice, the way someone gestures, how their face changes…
How to Digitise Old Photos and Where to Store Them Safely
Old photographs have a way of disappearing. They fade in shoeboxes, warp in damp attics, and go missing when families move or estates are cleared. Digitising them is…
Preserving digital memories
A family discovers an old Android phone in a drawer, its screen cracked but still functional. The device contains years of photos, text threads, voice notes, and a…
Organising family photos and documents
A box of faded prints sits under a bedroom bed, the edges curling and the dates barely legible. Nearby, a shoebox of handwritten letters and a stack of…