Collect memories for a memorial service
Send one link, and put a QR sign at the service, so people can leave a memory from their phone.
They open the link in a phone browser. There is no app and no account. They tell a memory out loud. It takes about two minutes. Anyone who'd rather not talk can write it instead. Each memory becomes a watercolour card made only of what they said. People who talk can add a short voice message, up to 120 seconds, or skip it. Anyone with the board link can read the cards and can play a voice message if one was left.
This is for a family member organizing a funeral, a memorial, or a celebration of life, often with only a few days to go.
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How it works
Create the board on Story Den, then send the one link. You pay once.
You get one link. Send it to the people you hope will share a memory. They open it on a phone and talk, or they write it instead. If they talk, Athena, the interviewer, asks a follow-up or two. She stays warm, and laughter is welcome. She does not ask about the illness, the death, or the funeral. They do not need a script.
When you send the link, say it takes about two minutes, and that people who talk can skip the voice message. The card is still there if they skip it.
At the service
You can print a sign with a QR code and put it by the guest book or the photo table. The sign shows their name, a QR code, and the line Share a memory. The code uses the same link. A second page has small cards to cut out and leave on tables.
People in the room can add a memory then, or later from the link you already sent. They do not have to take a microphone. They can step aside and talk at their own pace, or write it instead.
What the family receives
A board of watercolour cards. Each card is one person's words, and nothing they did not say. You can read them together, or one at a time, when you are ready. The board includes a slideshow you can play at the service. It uses photos people add and these cards.
If someone left a voice message, it plays from the same board for anyone who has the link. Some cards will be short. Some will be funny. You decide who receives the link.
Who can see it
People with the link can open the board. If you do not send the link, they do not have it.
The same rule covers voice messages. Anyone with the board link can play one. There is no separate login.
What this page will not do
Athena does not write the eulogy or the remarks for the service. She helps one person tell one memory in their own words.
Story Den does not book a room, print a program, or set the order of the day. The QR sign only lets people in the room add a memory.
People do not join one call. Each person opens the link alone.
FAQ
How do I collect memories for a memorial?
Create the board on Story Den, then send the one link. Print the QR sign for the service so people in the room can use that same link. They use a phone browser, with no app and no account. They tell a memory out loud, or they can write it instead. If they talk, Athena asks a follow-up or two. The card is made only of what they said.
Can people who cannot attend still add one?
Yes. The link works on a phone browser from anywhere. Send it before the service if you want cards in hand that day, or after if that is when you can. They still take about two minutes. People who talk can skip the voice message. The card is still there if they skip it.
Who can hear the voice messages?
Anyone with the board link can play a voice message. Leaving one is optional, and only people who talk are offered it. It can be up to 120 seconds. If the link goes to a wide group, that group can hear the recordings. Send it only to the people you want included.
What will Athena not ask?
She does not ask about the illness, the death, or the funeral. She stays on the memory the person came to tell. A follow-up or two may clear up a name, a place, or a detail. She stays warm. Laughter is welcome.
How do I start?
Create the board on Story Den. You pay once. A board holds up to 8 people, or up to 50 on the larger one. Started small and more people want in? You can make room for 50 later.
You pay once.
Started small and more people want in? Make room for 50 for the $10 difference, any time. Prices in US dollars.
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