Capture their stories, in their own words.

A guided conversation each month. Their memories, captured by a professional and stored in a private archive your whole family can access. Turn those stories into a Legacy Film, printed book, or keepsake whenever you're ready.

Cancel any time
We handle all coordination
Archive grows every month
In-home, on location, or at a facility
Up to 1 hour per guided session
Archive-driven legacy products
Private & secure, family only

What a Story Session Sounds Like

This is a 43-second curated highlight drawn from John's first session. You'll hear him in his own words: introducing his family, reflecting on 52 years of marriage and a broadcasting career spanning the same, and sharing what matters most to him. His family gave permission to share it.

The highlight fades between moments so you get a sense of his voice and the depth of what he shared. Full sessions run up to one hour. Every visit is warm, natural, and unhurried.

John

John: Family, Faith & Five Decades

Session 1  ·  April 2026

A real session, shared with permission from John's family.

How Story Gathering Works

Begin at whatever pace works for your family. Guided sessions happen on your schedule. Stories accumulate. Order products from your archive whenever you're ready. No deadline.

1

Begin

Get started online. Tell us about your loved one's location: their assisted living facility, adult family home, or their own home.

2

We Coordinate With the Storyteller

Our team reaches out to confirm scheduling, whether your loved one is at a facility, at home, or somewhere else. We handle all the coordination. No effort required from you.

3

Sessions Begin at Your Chosen Pace

A trained interviewer leads a warm, unhurried session at whatever frequency you've chosen, drawing out memories, names, places, and the stories your loved one hasn't told in years.

4

Your Archive Grows

Every session is added to your private family archive. Listen any time. Submit story prompts through your portal to guide what gets asked next month.

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Order Legacy Products Any Time

Whenever you're ready, order a produced Legacy Film, printed story book, QR-code keepsake, or raw audio feed, built from your accumulated archive.

What Each Session Includes

Every session covers one complete guided visit, up to one hour, and full access to your growing archive.

Guided Sessions at Your Pace

A trained interviewer conducts a warm, unhurried session, up to one hour, at your loved one's home, facility, or wherever they're most comfortable.

Session Coordination Included

We handle all scheduling, whether your loved one is at a facility, at home, or anywhere else. Zero coordination burden on you.

Private Family Archive

Every session is added to your private, password-protected archive. Stream or download any time, yours to keep.

Unlimited Family Access

Share with children, grandchildren, cousins, the whole family. No per-person fee, no access limits.

Story Request Portal

Submit topics and memories through your family portal. Guide what gets asked in upcoming sessions.

Products Ordered Any Time

Use your archive to order a Legacy Film, printed book, QR keepsake, or raw audio feed, whenever your family is ready.

Your first session also produces a short shareable overview of your loved one's story. It arrives as a direct audio link and QR code you can send to anyone. No login required to listen.

Story Gathering Sessions

One price. We gather at your preferred pace. Choose how often sessions happen. Your loved one's energy and your family's timeline guide that decision, not your budget.

See full pricing details including legacy product pricing (video, book, keepsake).
Cancel any time. Stories already in your archive remain yours.

Now Accepting Applications

Want to be the one gathering the stories?

Story Gatherers are trained interviewers who visit elderly storytellers in their area. Use our app, follow our method, and get paid per session. You set your radius and choose which requests to accept.

  • ✓ $100 per completed session, paid promptly
  • ✓ Set your own travel radius
  • ✓ Accept only the requests that fit your schedule
  • ✓ Meaningful, flexible, in-person work
Apply to Gather Stories →

Are you an assisted living facility or adult family home?

Partner with us to offer story-gathering sessions as a resident enrichment activity. We handle everything. Your team does nothing. Partner facilities earn a referral fee for every family they connect us with.

Learn About Partnerships

Frequently Asked Questions

In-person, guided audio story-gathering sessions, up to one hour each, conducted at your loved one's location. Each session is $200. You choose how often: bi-monthly, monthly, or bi-weekly. Every session is recorded into your private family archive, including full access to the family portal where you can submit story prompts, listen to sessions, and order legacy products when you're ready.
All sessions already in your archive remain accessible. Stories you've collected are yours. Cancellation stops future sessions but does not remove anything from your archive. Any products you've ordered are also unaffected.
Once stories are in your archive, you can order: a professionally produced Legacy Film, a printed and bound story book, QR-code keepsake stickers (link to the audio — anyone who scans them hears your loved one's voice), or a private raw audio feed (unedited session recordings). Products are ordered separately.
Our story gatherers are patient and experienced working with older adults at all paces and energy levels. Every person is different, and we can't guarantee any particular outcome, but you know your loved one best. If you think there are still stories there to be told, we're ready to try. If sessions aren't producing meaningful results, you can cancel anytime. No penalty, no pressure.
In nearly all cases, yes. We present a simple introduction to the facility's activities team and handle all coordination ourselves. Facilities typically welcome the program as a meaningful, low-effort resident activity.
Most families who want to record their loved one's stories never do. Life gets in the way, and then there's no more time. We remove every obstacle: a trained guide handles the scheduling, shows up every month, and draws out stories that don't surface in family conversations, especially valuable for families who live far away or can't coordinate around busy schedules. Every subscription also includes a 5-minute life overview audio, a shareable link your family can use at a gathering, reunion, or anywhere a short meaningful story fits. We make sure it actually gets done.
StoryWorth sends weekly writing prompts and Remento uses an app for voice recording; both rely on your loved one to self-initiate every session. The Living Legacy Project sends a trained guide in person, on a schedule, so the stories get captured whether your loved one picks up a phone or not. We also go to them, which solves the long-distance problem neither competitor addresses. See the full breakdowns: LLP vs. StoryWorth and LLP vs. Remento.

Their stories won't wait.
Start gathering them this month.

Sessions are $200 each. Choose your cadence: bi-monthly, monthly, or bi-weekly. Your archive grows with every session. When your family is ready, order a Legacy Film, book, or keepsake.

Cancel any time  ·  Stories remain in your archive after cancellation

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Some stories are waiting to be heard.

Story Gatherers sit with seniors, ask the right questions, and capture something their families will treasure forever. It’s not a side hustle. It’s a calling.

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