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Share your thoughts, stories and words of wisdom with loved ones instantaneously - right when they need it most.

Capture, store and share memories and insights in as little as 30 minutes on your own phone or computer.

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benefits of family history

Knowing and recoding your family history improves

Relationships
“The history of our ancestors (…) often inspires greater love and compassion for their flaws and mistakes. This compassion can easily translate to our relationships with the living (…)”
– Family Search
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Self-Esteem
“The more children knew about their family’s history, the stronger their sense of control over their lives, the higher their self-esteem(...)””
– Bruce Feiler, NY Times Search
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Resilience
“(Shared history) strengthens emotional bonds and helps (...) make sense of the experiences when something senseless happens.”
– Robyn Fivush, Emory University
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Sense of Identity
“Knowing one’s family stories creates meaning that goes beyond the individual to provide a sense of self, through time (...)”
– Martha Dreissneck, Journal of Family Nursing
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Happiness
“Past satisfaction with life - even if it's simply recalling isolated career accomplishments - is the key to happiness in our oldest years”
– Iowa State University
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Memory
"Journaling helps keep your brain in tip-top shape.  Not only does it boost memory and comprehension, it also increases working memory capacity, which may reflect improved cognitive processing."
– Kacee Bailey, Intermountain Health Care
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IQ
"According to research (...) you can simply buck yourself up by remembering a time you were successful or proud. In fact, this kind of self-affirmation can raise your IQ score by as much as 10 points.”
– Jessica Stillman
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Healing
“Setting down and sharing our stories is a powerful way for us to express ourselves. For a person with dementia especially, recording the things they’ve done and experienced can help communication and improve self-esteem."
– Alzheimer’s Society
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Knowing and recording your family history improves

Relationships
Self-Esteem
Resilience
Sense of Identity
Happiness
Memory
IQ
Healing
“The history of our ancestors (…) often inspires greater love and compassion for their flaws and mistakes. This compassion can easily translate to our relationships with the living (…)”
– Family Search
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“The more children knew about their family’s history, the stronger their sense of control over their lives, the higher their self-esteem(...)””
– Bruce Feiler, NY Times Search
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“(Shared history) strengthens emotional bonds and helps (...) make sense of the experiences when something senseless happens.”
– Robyn Fivush, Emory University
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“Knowing one’s family stories creates meaning that goes beyond the individual to provide a sense of self, through time (...)”
– Martha Dreissneck, Journal of Family Nursing
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“Past satisfaction with life - even if it's simply recalling isolated career accomplishments - is the key to happiness in our oldest years”
– Iowa State University
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Journaling helps keep your brain in tip-top shape.  Not only does it boost memory and comprehension, it also increases working memory capacity, which may reflect improved cognitive processing."
– Kacee Bailey, Intermountain Health Care
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"According to research published in Psychological Science, you can simply buck yourself up by remembering a time you were successful or proud. In fact, this kind of self-affirmation can raise your IQ score by as much as 10 points.”
– Jessica Stillman
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“Setting down and sharing our stories is a powerful way for us to express ourselves. For a person with dementia especially, recording the things they’ve done and experienced can help communication and improve self-esteem."
– Alzheimer’s Society
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Klea
Estate Planning
I have been using Generational Story since 2016 for my estate planning practice. I love how easy it is to use (...). We add to their albums as the years go by and I have had several client families easily create videos to celebrate their loved ones' lives at their memorial services. (...) It is by far the most satisfying part of my practice.
Kevin
Family History
Tara
Non-profit
I interviewed a lot of veterans using this program. (...) With the relaxed, private, interview style Generational Story provides, veterans open up – often recording stories even their families have never heard before. (...) I have also submitted Generational Story albums to Veterans’ History Project in the Library of Congress.
Glen
Estate Planning
Using legacy videos with our clients helps them reflect on their planning in a completely different way. They begin to see the values and vision they can leave behind and connect with loved ones in ways they hadn’t imagined, even after they are gone. Generational Story makes this process easy and convenient.
Lee
Family History
Lucile
Family History
I thought I had heard all of my dad's life stories, but decided to do the recording anyway. There were two childhood memories he recalled that I had not previously heard. My family is so grateful for this history recording because my dad passed away two months later.
Tom
Family History
Once I saw and heard my dad's stories, I wept with emotion from the stories that I was hearing for the first time.
Amy
Family History

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