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Family history book · AI-written, print-ready

Your family's history,written and readyto print and keep forever.

Every family has a history worth preserving. The Chronicles makes it easy — upload photos, add what you remember, and the AI writes beautiful chapters that become your family's book. When you're ready, order a professionally printed hardback or paperback bound to last generations.

We ordered the hardback for my parents' anniversary. They cried. So did we.

Sofia M., daughter

Free to start · No writing required · Print when you're ready

The book your family will pass down.

Print-ready

from day one

Hardback

or paperback

Forever

for generations

A chapter in progress

Private always

A living memoir, not a scrapbook.

Chronicle keeps the image, the context, the people, and the feeling of the day together.

Family gathered around a table in warm light
A mother and child smiling outdoors

What Chronicle keeps

Photos, voice, names, dates, and the feeling of the day.

Three creation modes

Start from photos, a guided interview, or a memory written from scratch.

Designed to be kept

Read online, share privately, or print when the Chronicle is ready.

The book that lasts

A shoebox of photos is not a family history.
A Chronicle is.

Family photos fade. Hard drives fail. The stories told at the dinner table are forgotten when the people who told them are gone. The Chronicles turns those photos and memories into a permanent, printed family history book — one your grandchildren will still be reading.

Most family history projects never get finished. The Chronicles is designed so that yours actually does.

Start your family history book

See what you get

This is what a chapter looks like

Written from a few photos and a handful of sentences. Nothing more.

Summer · 2019

The July We Drove North

Sample chapter
A still lake at dusk, golden light across the water

The lake, late afternoon

The July heat had a particular quality that summer — thick and golden, the kind that made the lake look like hammered copper in the late afternoon.

When the car door opened and the smell of pine and lake water came rushing in, Emma was awake instantly. “We're here,” she breathed — not as a question, but as a kind of small, private thanksgiving.

How it works

From one photo to a finished chapter

The whole process takes about three minutes. Here's what it looks like.

01

Step 1

Pick any photo

One is enough to start. The Chronicles reads the date and location automatically — you don't have to remember either.

02

Step 2

Confirm what belongs together

Takes about ten seconds. Group the moment however it feels right — by day, by trip, by memory.

03

Step 3

Tell it what you remember

Two or three sentences is genuinely enough. Names, a feeling, a detail that only your family would know. That's the whole input.

04

Step 4

Your chapter is ready

A beautifully written chapter appears in seconds. Read it, share it privately, or save it for the printed book when you're ready.

Why it lands

The best family histories aren't written.
They're remembered — and then preserved.

Traditional family history projects stall at the blank page. The Chronicles starts from photos — the evidence of a life already lived — and writes the story around them. The result isn't a list of dates. It's a book that reads like the family you actually know.

Built for families, not writers

A family history book that writes itself.

Most family history projects take years and never get finished. The Chronicles is designed to produce a real, printable book from exactly the photos and memories you already have — without requiring anyone to write a word.

Built for print from day one

Every Chronicle is formatted to become a beautiful printed book. Typography, chapter layouts, and photo placement are all designed with the printed page in mind — not just a screen. What you see is what you'll hold.

No writing, no interviews, no transcription

Traditional family history projects stall because they ask too much. The Chronicles asks only for photos and a few memories per chapter. The AI does everything else — and produces chapters worth reading on the first pass.

Grows with each generation

Start with your grandparents' stories and keep adding. Every new family member, every new milestone becomes a new chapter in a Chronicle that grows with your family for decades. The book is never truly finished — and that's the point.

Order your book whenever you're ready

There's no deadline and no minimum chapter count. Add chapters when you can, and order the printed book when the Chronicle feels ready — whether that's six months from now or six years. The book waits for you.

The gift that lasts

Give them something
worth keeping forever.

The Chronicles makes an extraordinary gift for the people whose stories matter most. Start one for a parent, a grandparent, or your whole family — and give them a place to put everything they've always meant to write down.

Give The Chronicles

Free to start · No expiry · Delivered instantly

Mother's Day

The story she never got around to writing.

Father's Day

His memories, finally somewhere they won't fade.

Grandparents

Before the stories exist only in your memory.

Anniversaries

A living record of everything you've built together.

What families say

Stories worth keeping

I finished our first chapter the same afternoon I signed up.

Margaret T.

grandmother of four

Now I am making sure my kids will not feel that same loss.

James R.

father of three

We ordered the hardback for my parents' anniversary. They cried. So did we.

Sofia M.

daughter

Families are writing their first chapters tonight. Join them →

Simple pricing

Pick the plan that fits your family

Physical book orders are separate, so you can start lightly and deepen the Chronicle when it becomes something you want to keep forever.

Free

$0

forever

Up to 5 chapters, AI writing, sharing, and reading in every theme.

  • 5 chapters included
  • AI chapter writing
  • Sharing and reading
Start free

Family

$19

$159/year

Everything in Chronicle, plus up to 5 co-authors and collaborative chapter editing.

  • Up to 5 co-authors
  • Collaboration tools
  • Family notifications
Start Family

Common questions

Everything you'd want to know

What does the printed family history book look like?

It's a professionally printed hardback or paperback with a custom cover, chapter headings, and your photos embedded throughout. The design is clean and literary — the kind of book that looks at home on a shelf and is actually read, not stored in a drawer.

How many photos can I include in the family history book?

Up to five photos per chapter, with no limit on chapters. A typical Chronicle book includes dozens of photos spread across its chapters — enough to tell a full family history across generations, eras, and places.

Can multiple family members contribute to the same book?

Yes. The Family plan allows up to five contributors — all writing chapters, uploading photos, and adding to the same Chronicle. It's especially powerful for capturing stories from different family members who each hold a different piece of the history.

Is there a minimum number of chapters before I can print?

No minimum. You can order a printed book with a single chapter if you want. Most families wait until the Chronicle feels substantially complete — but there's no requirement and no deadline.

Can I add a dedication or family introduction to the book?

Yes. The Chronicles includes a cover settings page where you can add a family dedication, a cover photo, and a custom family name. These appear as the opening pages of the printed book.

What if I want to add more chapters after I've already printed?

Print whenever you like and print again later. Each new printing reflects the Chronicle as it stands at that point in time. Many families treat annual or milestone printings as a tradition — a new edition for each chapter of their family's life.

Is the family history book private?

Completely. Your Chronicle is never visible to anyone outside your family. The only way to share is via a private link you generate — revocable at any time, visible only to those with the exact link.

For full privacy details, read our Privacy Policy →

Still have questions? Write to us →

Begin tonight

Every family has a history.
Yours deserves a book.

Start with one photo and one memory tonight. The book takes care of itself from there.

See what one memory becomes →

Create my family history book

Free to start · No credit card required · Three minutes to your first chapter