Capture first moments, everyday memories, and lasting legacies in one private place — created for the people who come after us.
Begin with a first ultrasound, a favorite childhood memory, a parent’s voice, or the stories everyone tells at family gatherings. There is no wrong place to begin.
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Record the birth story, first smiles, tiny habits, favorite books, funny words, and the milestones that are too easy to forget. No rigid forms, no perfect record to maintain — skip a month, come back later, answer in one sentence or one photo.
First real laugh — June 14th. Somebody sneezed, and it was apparently the funniest thing that has ever happened.
A paper baby book ends at the last page. Here, the prompts and suggested chapters grow up alongside them — while every earlier memory stays exactly where it was, part of the same continuous story. The first-year book doesn’t end after the first birthday.
Not just documents — the texture of a person. Everything private by default, and everything yours to export anytime.
Parents, grandparents, siblings, relatives, and trusted friends can each add memories, photos, stories, and their own way of seeing someone. A grandmother three time zones away gets her own gentle prompts — “What do you hope they keep of you?”
Children can contribute too, through a guardian’s approval — a drawing, a voice note, a little sibling’s version of events.
DearestEllie is for new beginnings, ordinary days, changing families, aging parents, and the people we miss. The best time to preserve a story is whenever you are ready to begin.
DearestEllie is run as a mission-locked commons — no venture capital, no ads, no selling family data. Whether you’re trusting us with a childhood or with a legacy, these commitments hold.
Whether the story is just beginning, halfway told, or being remembered — it belongs somewhere it can be kept.