Preserve Your Family's Legacy
Kindred Tales makes it effortless to capture and preserve the life stories of your parents and grandparents. Through our guided approach, your loved ones share cherished memories, forgotten stories, and invaluable wisdom that becomes a beautiful hardcover memoir your entire family will treasure.
How Your Memoir Comes to Life
Every week for one year, your loved one receives a thoughtfully crafted prompt via email designed to inspire storytelling. They can respond by replying to the email, using our speech-to-text feature to speak their memories aloud, or engaging with Ali, our AI Biographer, for personalized interviews that bring forgotten stories back to life.
Premium Quality That Lasts Generations
Your finished memoir is printed as a premium hardcover book featuring:
- High-quality matte finish cover with custom design
- Full-color interior pages for vibrant photos
- Professional-grade binding that lasts
- Archival-quality paper (80# premium stock)
- 8.5" x 11" format perfect for reading and sharing
Perfect for Gifting
Kindred Tales is the perfect gift for parents, grandparents, or anyone whose story deserves to be preserved. Schedule delivery for birthdays, Mother's Day, Father's Day, holidays, or any special occasion. The recipient gets immediate access to start sharing their stories and the finished book arrives approximately one year later.
Step 1: Purchase and Set Up
After purchasing, you create an account and set up your loved one's profile. You can schedule when they receive their first prompt which is ideal for birthdays and holidays.
Step 2: Weekly Prompts Begin
Every week for 52 weeks, your loved one receives a thoughtfully designed prompt via email. Questions cover childhood, family, career, adventures, wisdom, and more.
Step 3: Easy Story Sharing
Responses can be submitted in several ways:
- Email reply simply reply to the weekly email
- Speech-to-text speak memories aloud and we transcribe automatically
- Ali AI interviews personalized interviews that unlock forgotten stories
- Online platform log in anytime to write directly
Step 4: Customize and Enhance
Throughout the year, add photos, edit stories, invite family members to contribute, and customize the book's design. Our AI assistant helps polish writing while preserving your loved one's authentic voice.
Step 5: Receive Your Memoir
After one year (or when you are ready), we print and ship your beautifully bound hardcover memoir. You also receive a digital PDF copy for easy sharing with family.