The family history project you'll actually finish.

Turn family photos, records, and voices into beautifully crafted ancestor biographies

How we use this data
A collage of vintage family photographs
My Keepsake

Click an ancestor to read their story

How it works

  1. 1

    Gather what you have

    Add a photo, record an interview, drop in a favourite recipe.

  2. 2

    The story engine

    Keepsake transcribes voices, handwriting and text, draws together your family records, then shapes the pieces into chapters of a life story — ready for you to edit, refine and make your own.

  3. 3

    Keepsake forever

    Enjoy and share your gallery of ancestor biographies enriched by trees, timelines, images and more.

Historic photographs — a Parisian patisserie queue and a row of street vendor carts
“Whether our ancestors were crossing occupied France in disguise to reunite with a loved one, or building a sweet shop empire in 1920s Newcastle, we think their stories matter. That's why we built Keepsake.”

— Sarah & Sam

Our story

Frequently asked questions

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University of East AngliaBath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution