Every family has a story.
This is where yours lives.
Digitize family photos and stories before they fade
Scans alone are not enough — keep pictures and the voices that explain them in one private home.
Start digitizing your family's archive — free
The two-part job
First you digitize: scan prints, film and documents so they survive moving house and ageing paper. Then you keep them somewhere the family can find — with stories attached — so a JPEG is never just a mystery file named IMG_4832.
Photos without stories lose their meaning
A wedding group from 1962 means more when someone can say who stood where and why they laughed. Digitize the image, then record a voice note or write the memory while Mum, Dad or Grandad can still tell it.
Where digitized memories live
Our Story Vault is the private archive after the scanner. Upload scans and new photos, invite relatives to add theirs, and link people so the digitized collection becomes a living family archive — not a lonely external drive in a drawer.
A simple order of work
- Scan the albums most at risk (or use a local scanning service).
- Upload into your family's vault and name the people in each picture.
- Record short stories against the photos while the tellers are still here.
Questions about digitizing photos and stories
Do you scan our photos for us?
You (or a local scanning service) digitize the prints; Our Story Vault is where those scans live next to stories, people and today's photos.
What should we digitize first?
Start with the albums most at risk — fading prints, one-of-a-kind negatives, letters and certificates — then add voice or written stories while the people who remember are still here.
Can we attach stories to digitized photos?
Yes. Record voice notes or write memories and link them to photos and people so a scan is never just a nameless file.
Is digitizing enough on its own?
A hard drive of scans still gets lost. A family vault keeps digitized photos searchable, shared with relatives, and tied to your family tree.