Who it's for
For a family reunion
A reunion is the one weekend every branch of the family is in one place. This is how to leave it with more than photos.
What makes it work
Built for exactly this.
Everyone contributes
Each relative gets the same invitation and tells their part by voice; the record merges them.
Two versions of every story
Siblings disagree. The book keeps both.
One book of the family
Printed copies for every branch; the recordings kept for all of them.
Start here
Free, whether or not you use Tellforth.
Question listQuestions to askIn the order a good interviewer would ask themGuideHow to write a family history book people will actually readTurn genealogy into a book: pick the people, get the stories, use the records as scaffolding, and write scenes instead of lists.The booksEvery kind of bookMemoir, novel, young adult, picture book, and moreOccasionA family reunionFor a family reunion: every branch gets the same invitation, each relative tells their part by voice, and the family goes home with one book that keeps every version.OccasionThanksgivingFor Thanksgiving, give the parent or grandparent at the head of the table a listener: voice visits through the holidays, the family's food and gatherings remembered, and a book in their own words.
Also for
Other people it was made for.
A book of your grandparents' storiesFor families who want a grandparent's stories told, by voice, at their pace, and written into a real book while there is time.Your parents' story, finishedFor adult children who want to give a parent the gift of being listened to, and get back a book in their voice.When someone is facing somethingFor a person with a serious diagnosis, and the family around them, who want their story told on their terms, with control, dignity and no pressure.For hospice and palliative care teamsA legacy program for patients and families: dignified, controlled by the patient, and useful to the team.A book your child wrote, starring your childFor parents who want to catch a child's own stories, in their own words, and turn them into a picture book they are the hero of.The story of the company, told by the people who built itA founder memoir or company history gathered by interviewing the people who were there, in scenes, with the near-death included.
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Tell it forward.
The stories are already there. All that is missing is someone to ask.
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