New Year's host story collection

Give the New Year's host a ritual that keeps more than the countdown.

Hosts see who arrived carrying a hard year, who needed a toast, and which stories should travel into the next one. Autograph turns the gathering into a private reflection archive before the year blurs.

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.

Walter helps people talk

Contributors do not have to write a polished essay. Walter helps them answer naturally with voice-led prompts and follow-up questions.

No app for guests

People can answer from their phone with a voice memory or written story, without installing anything.

Help when it matters

Milestone and Era include support with invite language, prompt selection, and reminder planning.

Launch guarantee

Start the collection with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Export that data as an audiobook, slideshow, digital encyclopedia, and coming soon, premium printed book.

What this replaces

Most new year's memory gifts leave the best stories scattered.

The old way

People share short messages in the easiest available place.

The gesture is real, but the memory is hard to find or too thin to revisit.

Autograph turns guest photos, table conversations, and cleanup-day memories into a private archive of guest voices, traditions, recipes, and the moments hosts made possible.

The old way

The organizer has to chase, compile, and clean up everything.

The emotional idea turns into project management.

Autograph gives contributors a guided place to record memories, then returns organized responses.

The old way

The story data usually ends up trapped in a single format.

That makes the buyer guess what the family will actually value.

Export that data as an audiobook, slideshow, digital encyclopedia, and coming soon, premium printed book.

Sample New Year's invite for hosts

Help hosts preserve the New Year's stories that usually stay scattered.

We are collecting New Year's stories. Share a voice note, memory, recipe, tradition, reflection, or small detail you want preserved.

Voice memory

A short New Year's story recorded in the contributor's own voice.

Tradition context

A written note explaining where a ritual, meal, route, or family habit came from.

Archive detail

Contributor, prompt, transcript, and response type organized for future family use.

What you get

Everything you need to collect the stories, not chase them.

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 holiday host 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.

Why people answer

Hosts know why the gathering exists and who needs to be invited.

Walter prompt

What moment from this year should the family remember?

Why people respond

The ask is specific, private, and guided by Walter when contributors need help finding the story.

Export-ready data

Export that data as an audiobook, slideshow, digital encyclopedia, and coming soon, premium printed book.

Choose a package

Start with collection. Leave with export-ready story data.

The project package includes collection, organization, reminders, support, and a downloadable archive. Export that data as an audiobook, slideshow, digital encyclopedia, and coming soon, premium printed book.

Why Milestone fits

Moment works for a focused New Year's archive. Milestone fits broader gatherings when hosts need room for more contributors and reminders.

Private by design

This is not a public guestbook or social wall. The buyer controls who is invited, what comes in, and how the story data is used.

Launch guarantee

The launch offer is protected by a 30-day money-back guarantee. Export that data as an audiobook, slideshow, digital encyclopedia, and coming soon, premium printed book.

Focused

Moment

$179

One honoree, one chapter, or a small contributor circle.

  • Up to 12 contributors
  • Two weeks of collection
  • Private story library
  • Downloadable story package
Start Moment
Recommended

Milestone

$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
Start Milestone
Family scale

Era

$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
Start Era

Once you start

You will not have to invent the process.

  • Choose Milestone and add the new year's details.
  • Add contributors or start with the recommended invite list.
  • Open the private invite link and let Autograph guide collection, reminders, and organization.
  • Export that data as an audiobook, slideshow, digital encyclopedia, and coming soon, premium printed book.

new year's questions

Questions families ask before they start.

Can hosts invite people privately?

Yes. Contributors use a private link and the buyer controls who is invited and how the archive is shared.

Do contributors need an app?

No. They can answer by voice or writing from a phone or computer.

Can this include recipes, rituals, or service stories?

Yes. Prompts can collect recipes, rituals, places, service memories, gratitude, and tradition context.

What can the holiday archive become?

Export that data as an audiobook, slideshow, digital encyclopedia, and coming soon, premium printed book.

New Year's host story collection

Give the New Year's host a ritual that keeps more than the countdown.

Moment works for a focused New Year's archive. Milestone fits broader gatherings when hosts need room for more contributors and reminders.

From private link to archive

New Year's Memory Project for Hosts means private invites, Walter-guided prompts, organized responses, and a downloadable archive. Export that data as an audiobook, slideshow, digital encyclopedia, and coming soon, premium printed book.

Start the New Year's hosts archive