The hardest person to buy for
deserves more than another thing.
Give them a living home for your family’s stories —
their voice, their laughter, their life — saved forever.
Easy enough for anyone to add to. Rich enough to capture a whole life. And proven to make the next generation more resilient.
What do you give the person who wants nothing?
Another jumper. Another voucher. Another thing that ends up in a drawer. The people we love most — our parents, our grandparents — are the hardest of all to buy for. They don’t want more stuff. They want to matter, and to know their family is close.
A MyStories FOREVER Vault gives them exactly that: a place where their life is gathered, celebrated and shared — and where their grandchildren will hear their voice long after the moment has passed.
Three reasons to give a Vault
One gift, three good reasons to give it. Start with whichever speaks to you.
Give them to each other
A grandparent’s voice, laughter and wisdom — reaching a grandchild across distance and time. The most meaningful gift for the person who says “don’t get me anything.”
See this giftMake the next generation stronger
Children who know their family’s stories are measurably more resilient — it’s 20 years of Emory University research, not sentiment. A Vault is built for exactly that.
See this giftGive the tree a voice
You’ve found the names and dates. A Vault is the life behind them — the perfect gift for the genealogist who has everything except the stories.
See this giftKeep every one of their firsts
First smile, first steps, first words — captured as they happen and gathered into a keepsake book every birthday. The gift that keeps arriving, year after year.
See this giftYou ask. She talks. It's kept forever.
Mum never has to work anything out — and neither does Dad, or Nan. You guide the conversation — in the same room, or from the other side of the world — and her answers are captured in her own voice.
You choose the questions
Pick from hundreds of gentle prompts — or type your own follow-ups on the spot, the moment a story opens up.
She just reads and talks
Your questions appear on her screen in giant, easy-to-read text — so it works beautifully even if her hearing isn't what it was. No app to install, no login, no typing. If she can read a birthday card, she can do this.
Her voice — and the story
Every answer is kept in her actual voice, forever. Then a couple of buttons turns the chat into a beautifully summarised, editable story — the heart of it, without the rambling, and nobody had to write a word.
Visiting in person instead? See the together session
A dozen easy ways in — so everyone can join
The trouble with a blank memory book is the blank page. A Vault has a door for everyone — from the grandchild with a phone to the grandparent in the armchair.
Record a voice or video
A few minutes on a phone is all it takes — their voice, saved forever.
Photo-by-photo stories
Sit together with the old photos and capture the story behind each one.
Guided interviews
Gentle prompts unlock the stories you’ve always meant to ask about.
Family tree, brought to life
Not just names and dates — attach the voices and memories to each person.
Milestones & heirlooms
The wedding, the migration, the watch passed down — the things that carry meaning.
Time-locked messages
A message for a grandchild’s wedding day — even if you can’t be there.
And when you’re ready, the stories can become a beautiful printed book — but that’s just one of the many things a Vault can do.
How to give a Vault in five steps
The family quietly builds it first — so it arrives already full of love. The building of it together is half the gift.
Choose the gift
Pick the plan that fits — a year, or forever. Set it up in minutes.
Invite secret contributors
Quietly bring in siblings, grandchildren and old friends to help build it.
Fill it with love
Add photos, stories and voice messages — the whole family, behind the scenes.
Add your welcome message
Record the first thing they’ll see when they open it.
Give the gift
They open something already full of their own life — built for them, by the people who love them.
For every reason to give
You can’t wrap a voice.
But you can give one that lasts forever.
The gift they’ll still be adding to on its tenth anniversary.
Learn more before you give
The Resilience Gift
Why children who know their family stories grow up measurably more resilient — and how a gift can give them that.
Learn moreBeyond Ancestry
Finished the family tree? The Vault is the natural next chapter — the voices and stories behind the names.
Learn morePricing
Simple, transparent plans — from a year of stories to a forever Vault for the whole family.
Learn more
The best gift isn’t a thing.
It’s being remembered.
Give your family a living home for its stories — and give the people you love the feeling of being truly seen, while you can still share it together.
The whole family builds it — secretly • No credit card to start • Family Vault Guarantee available