Photo
Christmas morning
Mum found this in Grandma’s album.
A private family archive
The photo is only half the story.
Build your family’s private timeline from photos, home videos and stories. Invite the people who remember, preserve what matters and relive it together.
Freeto start
Privateand invite-only
Originalskept untouched
MumNan always painted the eggs the night before.
Grandma RoseAnd you ate two before lunch! ❤️
Photos show us what happened.
Family tells us what it meant. Memrial keeps both.01Your family timeline
Decades of family life.
One living history.
Memrial connects photos, home videos, stories, people, events and dates into one private timeline, so a grandchild can meet the family that came before them.
Start your family Timeline
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Family timeline1992 to 2019
84 memories · 12 people · 27 years
Showing all years
Illustrative example using current Memrial controls
▶ Video · 26:18 · Approx. July
The garden film
Dad digitised the old camcorder tape.
5 people tagged
The lake trip
Sarah finally confirmed the date.
12 people tagged
Together again
Our first full reunion in 27 years.
New from SarahMum1962-today · 8 memories
Open timeline →Dad1959-today · 9 memories
Open timeline →Grandma Rose1935-2018 · 10 memories
Open timeline →Sarah1994-today · 11 memories
Open timeline →Family Christmases12 memories
Open album →Garden party · 19948 photos · 1 video
Open album →Summer at the lake19 memories
Open album →02Watch Parties
Watch the old family videos together.
One private room. One shared play button. Everyone sees the same moment at the same time, with live chat and voice for all the “wait, pause it there” stories along the way.
- Synchronised playback
- Live family chat
- Built-in voice
You have the remote
Sarah joined the room
Everyone is in syncPlaying from Dad’s remote
Voice connectedIllustrative example using the current Memrial room controlsIncluded on Free · 3 room-hours monthly · Up to 6 people · Voice and live chat
03Build it together
Everyone has part of the story.
You do not have to know every name, date or story. Ask the family. One person finds the photograph, another knows who is in it, and someone else remembers why the day mattered.
Memory Requests
Ask the family for a photograph, video or story that is still missing from the archive.
MumMemory request
Does anyone have the garden party video?
I remember Dad filming it. Tom fell straight into the paddling pool.
4 relatives notifiedOpen request
▶26:18Dad uploaded a video
“Found the VHS in the loft. Summer 1994.”
Original safely stored100%
Grandma RoseI held the camcorder and nearly dropped it laughing.
SarahThat is definitely July 1994. I found the invitation.
❤️ 12😂 86 replies
Event Memory Drops
Create one private contribution link for a wedding, reunion, birthday or memorial. Every addition arrives in one dated event album.
Grandma Rose’s 90th
Saturday, 18 July 2026
memrial.com/drop/rose-90+710 relatives added 38 memories
No account needed for the private contribution page.
Grandma Rose’s 90th
38 memories · 14 comments · 26 reactions
Family Story Prompts
Ask one relative or the whole family a meaningful question. Their answer stays beside the memories it helps explain.
What did your first family home feel like?
Asked by Sarah · Private family prompt
Grandma Rose answeredToday at 10:42
“The kitchen was tiny, but everyone gathered there. Your grandad always sang while he cooked.”Saved with First home · 1962
Comments & reactionsAlbum discussionsContributor attribution
04Complete your history
See what is still missing before it is forgotten.
Archive Checkup shows which memories are still missing people tags, dates or useful captions. Your family gets a clear, gentle way to fill those gaps over time.
- See which photographs are still missing names
- Confirm uncertain dates
- Add the story behind a memory
Archive CheckupMake every memory count.
68% completeBased on dates, captions and identified people across the archive.
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2 people need namesWedding day · 1962
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Date needs confirmingBack garden film
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What happened here?Easter lunch · 1988
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Story added by MumLake trip · 2006
Complete05Bring the family back to the archive
The archive remembers with you.
The best memories should not disappear into storage. Keepsakes, family dates and a gentle monthly digest bring the right moments back at the right time.
Family keepsakesA shared family favourites collection
♥♥♥The ones everybody loves.
Mum saved the lake trip; it appeared here for everyone without moving the original.
Family datesComing up
Easter lunch38 years ago · 7 memories
→The lake trip20 years ago · 12 memories
→Family reunion7 years ago · 31 memories
→Remember the days that made you.
July in the Carter archive
A quiet invitation to come back.
One optional email each month, made from the memories your family added together.
06Create something lasting
Some memories are meant to be held. Others, opened later.
Family storybooks
Turn an album into a book.
Choose photographs, edit each page and preview the finished book. Print from your browser or save it as a PDF; physical printing is not included.
Choose an album → Write each page → Preview and exportFamily time capsules
Leave something for a future day.
Create a private note, optionally attach an archive memory and set the opening date for the family.
What happens after it is sealed?
Any accepted contributor can create one. The contents stay hidden from the household until the chosen date, when accepted members can open it. Sealed capsules cannot be edited; the creator or archive owner can remove one before it opens.
07Private by design
Your family history is not content.
It is yours. Memrial has no public feed, no advertising audience and no reason to turn private moments into engagement.
Read how we protect your archiveInvite-only
Only accepted family members can enter.
Originals preserved
Your uploaded files remain untouched and downloadable.
No advertising
Your memories never become somebody else’s product.
You stay in control
Download your original files whenever your plan permits. A full portable export of dates, comments and Timeline structure is not currently available.
One photo is enough
Start building your family’s history today.
The stories are already there: in albums, on old tapes and in the people you love. Give them one place to live.
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