A family timeline for memories that matter
Every memory deserves a home.
Every life deserves a story.

One place for the stories your family should never lose.

Preserve memories, photos, voices, and family stories in a living timeline your family can revisit, share, and keep.

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Where family memories become a living timeline

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Eleanor Mae Winters
Born 1942 · Chagrin Falls, OH · 12 memories · 3 family members connected
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Milestone
The day I came into the world
"I was born on a warm Tuesday morning in June. Mama always said I came into the world already curious — eyes wide open, looking around the room like I was taking inventory."
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You control who sees each memory
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Made for family
Invite loved ones into the story
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Built for the long arc
From childhood to today, all in one place
Why ToldByUs

A home for the stories
that do not fit in a feed.

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Your whole life, not just today
A timeline that stretches from birth to now. Write about 1968 just as easily as last Tuesday. Go back and fill in the chapters you almost forgot.
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Family can read it — and add to it
Connect with relatives and friends. They can comment, react, and even add their own memories of the same moments from a different perspective.
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It outlasts you
When someone passes, their timeline becomes a permanent memorial. A place their grandchildren can visit to know who they really were.
"I realized my grandmother had lived through the Depression, raised five children, and traveled to four countries — and I knew almost none of it. She passed before I thought to ask."
— The moment ToldByUs was born
How it works

Start with one memory.
Build a lifetime over time.

You don't need to write everything at once. Add one memory today. Come back and add another whenever you're ready.

Write a memory
Give it a date, a title, and tell the story in your own words. No character limits. Add photos. Tag the people who were there.
It finds its place
Every memory automatically places itself on your timeline in the right spot. Watch your life take shape, decade by decade.
Share with family
Invite family members to follow your timeline. They can read, react, and share their own version of the same memories.
What belongs here

The milestones, the ordinary days,
and everything in between.

Organize memories by the kind of moment they represent, without forcing your life into a narrow category.

Milestone
Graduations, birthdays, achievements — the moments that mark a new chapter.
Love
First meetings, weddings, anniversaries, and quiet moments that matter most.
Family
New arrivals, family traditions, the people who shaped you.
Travel
Places visited, roads taken, the world as you experienced it.
Career
First jobs, big decisions, the work that defined your days.
Home
The places you lived and what made them feel like yours.
Restaurant
Favorite meals, special dinners, the tastes that bring back a place and time.
Education
Lessons learned, schools attended, the moments that shaped how you think.
Loss
Goodbyes are part of every life. They belong in the story too.
Your own
Some moments don't fit a category. That's fine. Add your own.
Legacy feature

A place that
outlasts a lifetime

When someone passes, their ToldByUs timeline doesn't disappear. It becomes a memorial — a permanent, living record that family can visit, add to, and share with generations who never got to meet them.

Your grandchildren will know who you were. Not just your name and your dates. Who you really were.

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Harold James Winters
1918 – 1994 · Peoria, Illinois
In loving memory
"Papa drove Mama to St. Francis Hospital in his 1939 Ford pickup. He was so nervous he left the engine running in the parking lot for two hours."

— Written by his daughter Eleanor, 2024
34memories preserved
12family members
6decades of life
Who it's for

Some stories need
a place to live

ToldByUs was built for moments that deserve more than a photo buried in a phone.

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Families preserving a lifetime
Give your parents and grandparents a place to write their story — and give your family a place to keep it forever.
"I realized I knew almost nothing about my grandmother's life before she passed. That's why this exists."
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New parents replacing the baby book
The digital baby book that actually gets used — real stories behind every photo, shareable with the whole family.
"First smile. First steps. First day of school. All of it, in one place, for the rest of their life."
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Loved ones preserving a legacy
Save the stories, photos, places, and moments that help a family remember someone fully — not just the milestones, but the everyday memories too.
"I don't want their story to fade. I want future generations to know who they were."