Warm afternoon light through linen curtains beside an open window, with a vintage audio recorder, handwritten letter, and glass of water on a dark wooden table.
Story archive

One person.
Countless stories.

Everyone who knew someone remembers something different. Mementoir helps families gather those memories as audio stories, told in the voices of the people who lived them.

Clara M., sister

Recorded October 12 · 02:14

“He always had this specific way of laughing before he even finished the joke. It started in his shoulders…”

The method

Gather the stories while everyone is still close.

You don't need the right words. You don't need to make it perfect. You only need to give the people who loved them a way to speak.

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The archive

Add the deceased's name, their life span, and tell us a little bit about them.

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The stories

Share a private link with family, friends, and colleagues. Mementoir asks each person to tell their story, so we can remember them.

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Listen, together

Stories arrive in your archive as they're recorded. Review, title, and keep them. Share access with the people you choose.

The prompts

No pressure for the perfect words.

Mementoir suggests gentle, relationship-aware prompts so no one is ever left staring at a blank screen. Pick a relationship to see the kind of stories we ask for.

For the person who shared a life
Prompt 01

Describe a quiet morning you spent together. What was the atmosphere like?

Prompt 02

When did you first know they were the one you'd build a life with?

Prompt 03

What is a small, ordinary habit of theirs you'll always remember?

What it isn't
  • A public obituary page
  • A digital guestbook
  • An AI-generated eulogy
  • A livestream or memorial site
What it is
  • A private archive of audio stories
  • Recorded in people’s own voices
  • Held by the family, forever
  • Built slowly, by many people
Private by design

A sanctuary, not a social network.

Mementoir is built for families, not for the public. No open guestbook, no algorithm, no search profile. Just an archive — held by the people it belongs to.

Passphrase gated

Archives are never indexed or public. Access is by private invite and passphrase, shared only with people who belong.

EU residency

Audio and transcripts are stored on European infrastructure with strict data-protection commitments.

Family owned

You can review, title, or remove any story. The archive is yours — to keep, to share, or to close.

For funeral homes & celebrants

Offer families something that lasts longer than the day.

Set up a Mementoir on behalf of a client family. We handle the recording, the prompts, the moderation, and the private delivery. You add a meaningful, quiet keepsake to your service — without any operational burden.

Request partner access
Setup

We create the archive for the family.

Handoff

Family takes ownership at their pace.

Moderation

Stories are reviewed before delivery.

Privacy

EU-hosted, passphrase-gated archives.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Here are some commonly asked questions.

Do contributors need an account or app?

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No. Contributors open your private link in any browser and record directly. No need for an app, nor an account, nor a camera.

What if someone records the 'wrong' thing?

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You can review every story before it is added to the story archive, retitle it, or remove it. Contributors can also retake before submitting.

How long can a story be?

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There is no set limit, some stories are short, some are really long and we want people to give all the time they need to do their story justice.

Can people record multiple stories?

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Of course they can. People can tell as many stories as they like.

Can we keep adding stories later?

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Yes. Your archive isn't a deadline. Families often keep recording on birthdays, anniversaries, and even years later.

Is my story archive safe?

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All stories are stored on European infrastructure, with strict data-protection commitments. Archives are private by default and never indexed.

If you have any other concerns or questions, please reach out. We're here to help.

Begin

Start gathering the voices.

You can begin with a name and one line. The first invitation can wait until tomorrow.