MEMORIES

Preserve the stories
that matter most

Every family has stories that exist only in someone's memory. AncestorOS gives you a place to capture, organize, and keep them — forever.

Story
Grandmother's Journey from Poland (1923)
She left Kraków on a Tuesday in March, carrying one leather satchel and the address of a cousin she had never met. The crossing took nineteen days. She never spoke much about those nineteen days, but she kept the ticket stub tucked inside her Bible until the day she died...
Immigration Europe 1920s Poland
2 Photos
Audio

Multiple formats, one place

Write a story in text, record audio directly in the app, attach videos or voice memos, and link photos. A memory lives in whatever form it was captured. No format is better or worse — all of it is preserved.

Written Story
Rich text with formatting
Audio Recording
Record or upload MP3/M4A
Video
Upload MP4, MOV, or link

Linked to people in your tree

Every memory connects to the people in your tree. Search your grandfather's profile and see every story, photo, and memory attached to him. The more you add, the richer each person's record becomes.

3 Stories
2 Audio
7 Photos
Walter Kowalski — all attached memories

Organized automatically

Memories are sorted by decade, person, and tag. Find that immigration story from the 1920s in seconds, not hours. Full-text search across every story you've ever written.

1920s 4 memories
1940s 7 memories
Immigration 6 tagged
Military 3 tagged

From scattered stories to organized legacy

Three steps. A few minutes. A memory preserved for generations.

1

Choose a person from your tree

Open any person's profile. Every memory you add will be linked to them, making their record richer over time.

2

Add a memory — text, audio, photos, or video

Write the story in your own words, record a voice memo, upload a video, or attach photos. Mix and match formats in a single memory entry.

3

Tag it and it's preserved forever

Add tags like "Immigration," "1920s," or "Military Service." The memory is indexed, searchable, and linked to the person — forever.

Built to preserve what matters

Memories in every format, linked to everyone in your tree.

Text, audio, video, photos

Capture memories in any format. Write it, record it, film it — all formats are first-class citizens.

Linked to tree profiles

Every memory is attached to one or more people in your tree. Find all of grandmother's stories from her profile.

Tagged and searchable

Tag by era, theme, location, or event type. Full-text search finds any story instantly across your entire collection.

Organized by decade

Browse your family's memories decade by decade. A chronological view of every story ever captured.

5 free, unlimited on paid

Free plan includes 5 memories to get started. Personal and Professional plans have no limit.

Backed up automatically

All content is stored on Firebase Storage and synced across every device you use — automatically, every time.

Common questions

Text stories with rich formatting, uploaded audio files (MP3, M4A, WAV), video files (MP4, MOV), and photos (JPEG, PNG, HEIC). All formats can be combined in a single memory entry.
Audio recording is supported on most modern browsers using the Web Audio API. Chrome, Edge, and Safari on iOS 14.3+ are fully supported. Check our compatibility page for a full list.
Memories are organized by person (visible on each person's profile), by decade (in the Memories timeline view), and by tags you assign. Full-text search is also available.
Yes. Memories can be added to any person in your tree, whether they are living or deceased. There is no restriction — preserving memories of those who have passed is one of the core use cases.
Yes. All memory content — text, audio, video, and photos — is stored on Firebase Storage and synced across all your devices automatically. Backups are maintained with redundancy.

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