Gather everything your parent left, in one place your family shares.
for the family who remembers them
When an elderly parent dies, what they leave behind is scattered. Photographs in one drawer, letters in another, a voicemail you can't bring yourself to delete, the recipes in their handwriting. The Shoebox Archives brings all of it into one place your whole family can share, so your children and grandchildren can know the person you knew.
One Memory
What one memory looks like
Mom's recipes, in her own hand
- photo Mom at the stove, in the apron she always wore
- audio a recording of her telling how she met Dad
- document + transcription her recipe cards, scanned and typed out so anyone can cook from them
- the story who she was, written for the grandchildren who won't remember her
One item holds the photograph, the voice, the recipe, and the story. You describe it once, and the whole family has it.
What You Can Keep
Everything, in one home
- Every kind of media
- photos, video, voice recordings, documents, and text
- Unlimited family collaborators
- your siblings, and one day your own children, can each add what they have
- Private by default
- shared only with the family you choose, at an access level you can change anytime
- One memory, together
- everything about a memory lives in one place instead of scattered across apps
- Anywhere
- reach it from any phone or on the web
- Kept safe
- encrypted in transit and at rest
Questions
Common questions
What should I save when an elderly parent passes?
Start with the things only they had: their voice, their handwriting, the recipes, the letters, the photographs no one else scanned. Put each memory together as one item, with the story behind it in your own words, so it means something to the grandchildren who never got to ask.
How is this different from a shared photo album or drive?
A drive holds files. The Shoebox Archives holds memories. A single item can carry the photograph, a recording of their voice, the scanned letter, its transcription, and the story of why it matters, all described once and shared with the whole family.
Can my siblings and I build it together?
Yes. Invite as many family members as you like, at no extra cost. Each person can add what they have, from their own photos to their own recordings, and you choose who can view and who can contribute.
Is it private?
Everything is private by default. You share only with the family members you choose, at an access level you can change or revoke at any time.
Can I pass it down to my children and grandchildren?
Yes. Because you control who has access, you can bring your children and grandchildren in whenever the time is right, so what you gathered keeps being handed down.
Start Today
Begin your parent's memory box
Free to start. Gather the first memory tonight, and share it with the family when you're ready.
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