Before the stories scatter
Collect the memories while everyone still knows why they matter.
A holiday memory book that captures family voices, traditions, recipes, rituals, service, and the stories that appear when people gather around the calendar. For hosts, parents, grandparents, families, cooks, community organizers, and keepers of tradition, it turns annual gatherings into a private story archive. Autograph helps you record the voices and memories around a real occasion, then turns them into a private story archive you can relive and export. Walter, Autograph's AI biographer, makes the collection easier by guiding people with warm prompts and follow-up questions.
Annual traditions feel familiar until nobody remembers where they started.
Holiday hosts, parents, grandparents, cooks, and community organizers each hold a different part of the story.
A private project lets the family preserve what the holiday means without asking everyone to write a formal essay.
Pick the holiday
Start with the gathering people already understand.
Each holiday page narrows the invitation to the people with a real reason to buy, host, preserve, or organize the story collection.
New Year's reflection archive
New Year's
A New Year's memory book for hosts and families who want resolutions, reflections, turning points, and blessings preserved in one private archive.
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Valentine story collection
Valentine's Day
A Valentine's Day memory book for spouses and partners who want love letters, voice notes, origin stories, and favorite chapters preserved privately.
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Easter family traditions
Easter
An Easter memory book for hosts, parents, and grandparents collecting family traditions, faith stories, recipes, and seasonal memories.
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Memorial Day remembrance
Memorial Day
A Memorial Day memory book for military families and community organizers preserving service stories, remembrance, family context, and community reflections.
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Independence Day gathering archive
Independence Day
An Independence Day memory book for hosts, families, and community organizers collecting cookout stories, neighborhood traditions, service reflections, and family history.
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Labor Day story archive
Labor Day
A Labor Day memory book for families, unions, and community organizers collecting work stories, migration history, trades, careers, and family labor traditions.
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Halloween tradition archive
Halloween
A Halloween memory book for parents, hosts, and neighborhood organizers collecting costumes, block traditions, party stories, and the rituals children may not remember later.
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Thanksgiving family archive
Thanksgiving
A Thanksgiving memory book for hosts, parents, grandparents, cooks, and recipe keepers collecting gratitude, recipes, family stories, and traditions around the table.
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Christmas family archive
Christmas
A Christmas memory book for hosts, parents, grandparents, families, and recipe keepers collecting holiday traditions, recipes, blessings, and family stories.
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Invite people once. Get back something you can actually keep.
No public wall, inbox chase, or spreadsheet cleanup. Contributors can record with Walter or answer in writing, and you receive an organized story library with files you can relive, review, and export.
Invite contributors by link
Send one private invitation link where contributors can share a voice memory, write a story, or let Walter guide them through the prompt.
No app required
Contributors can respond from a phone with voice notes or written answers, without installing anything.
Private story library
Collected memories stay organized for the family instead of scattering across texts, forms, and inboxes.
Downloadable story package
Receive audio files, written responses, transcripts, contributor details, and export-ready story data. Export that data as an audiobook, slideshow, digital encyclopedia, and coming soon, premium printed book.
From ask to archive
Walter helps people record the memory. Autograph helps you keep it.
Start the Memory Project
Autograph gives the family a private holiday story project with prompts, contributor invites, and a place for every response to land.
Invite the right voices
Send focused asks to family and friends so each person knows what kind of memory to share.
Let Walter guide the stories
Walter helps people find what to say with warm prompts and follow-up questions, so they can record a voice memory or answer in writing.
Relive and export the archive
The family receives the organized library with transcripts, contributor context, and export-ready story data. Export that data as an audiobook, slideshow, digital encyclopedia, and coming soon, premium printed book.
Who to invite
Start with the people who hold different pieces of the story.
The best projects do not ask everyone the same broad question. They route each person toward a small, specific memory they are likely to hold.
Invite
- Hosts and parents
- Grandparents and families
- Cooks and recipe keepers
- Community organizers and service groups
Ask
- Which tradition should survive this year?
- What story does this holiday always bring back?
- What recipe, ritual, or family phrase needs context?
Preview the experience
What contributors see, and what you get back.
This is the project package itself: collection, organization, reminders, and a private story library. Export that data as an audiobook, slideshow, digital encyclopedia, and coming soon, premium printed book.
Sample invite
Sample holiday invite
We are collecting stories for the holiday. Share a voice note, written memory, message, or small detail you want preserved.
Included when you start
- Private invite link
- Guided prompts
- Downloadable story package
Sample story library
Close family voice note
Short audio with the detail everyone talks about but nobody had saved.
Friend story
Written memory about a chapter the family wants to keep.
Remote contributor message
Voice or written response from someone who cannot be there in person.
Project package includes
- Private story library with audio files, written responses, and transcripts
- Contributor index with prompts, timestamps, and organized responses
- Downloadable story package with export-ready data. Export that data as an audiobook, slideshow, digital encyclopedia, and coming soon, premium printed book.
Recommended package
Start with the stories. Leave with export-ready data.
Moment works for one household or a focused tradition. Milestone fits broader family holidays and community gatherings.
Moment
A focused story sprint
$179
One honoree, one chapter, or a small contributor circle.
- Up to 12 contributors
- Two weeks of collection
- Private story library
- Downloadable story package
Milestone
The event-ready package
$499
A complete event collection with broader interviews and setup support.
- Up to 150 contributors
- Six weeks of collection
- Invite and reminder support
- Downloadable archive included
- Export-ready story data included
Era
A family-scale archive
$1,499
Many voices, larger circles, and a larger preserved library.
- Up to 300 contributors
- Three months of collection
- Human setup support
- Expanded archive planning
30-day money-back guarantee on launch offers. Export that data as an audiobook, slideshow, digital encyclopedia, and coming soon, premium printed book.
Trust
Private enough for family stories, structured enough to finish.
Private by default
The buyer controls who is invited, what comes in, and how the material is used.
Human setup support
Milestone and Era include help with prompt selection, invite language, and reminder planning.
Launch guarantee
The launch offer is protected by a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Questions
Planning a holiday memory book?
What exactly do we receive?
You receive a private story library with audio files, written responses, transcripts, contributor details, and a downloadable story package.
Do contributors need an app?
No. Contributors use a private link and can respond by voice or writing from a phone or computer.
What can we make from the collected stories?
Export that data as an audiobook, slideshow, digital encyclopedia, and coming soon, premium printed book.
Can the collection stay private?
Yes. The buyer controls invitations, access, and how the story data is used.
Holiday story collection
Use the occasion people are already thinking about to collect the stories.
Start with the people closest to the story. Autograph gives them a focused way to contribute and gives you a private archive to preserve.