Before they're gone, ask them everything that matters.
A printable book of 100 questions and a quiet voice recorder that help your parents and grandparents tell you what they've never quite said. Built for the year you decide not to wait anymore.
Start with the book — $19Everything we make: the book, the recorder, family sharing, and the memorial medallion. One purchase, one family, forever.
One-time price. You keep everything forever. See a live memorial demo
- One-time payment
- No subscriptions
- Lifetime hosting
- Private by default
Most of us think we have more time than we do. The questions don't get asked. The stories don't get told. The voice we'd give anything to hear later is on a single voicemail saying we'll call you back. Lineage Letters is the small, deliberate act of asking — while there's still time to listen.
How it works
Three steps. No app to download, no password for them to remember, no weekly homework.
Ask
Start with the 100 Questions book — sequenced the way a long, careful conversation actually moves. Print it, gift it, or open it at the kitchen table on a Sunday afternoon.
Record
If they'd rather talk than write, send them a single link. They tap it, see one question in large type, press the big button, and talk. We transcribe every word — in their voice, not ours.
Keep forever
Every recording, transcript, and photo is yours for life. Export a print-ready memoir anytime — and, when the day comes, a permanent memorial page their great-grandchildren can find.
Two ways to begin
Most families start with the book. Families who already know they want everything choose the Journey Bundle.
The 100 Questions Book
- 100 thoughtfully sequenced questions across 9 chapters
- Printable PDF — one question per page, large type for older eyes
- Guidance for memory loss, reluctance, and hard moments
- Print a hardcover anywhere — Lulu, Blurb, Amazon. The file is yours.
The Journey Bundle
- The 100 Questions book
- The Companion App — voice recording and transcription
- The Family Vault — record Mom, Dad, and the grandparents
- The Memorial Edition — bronze QR medallion and a permanent memorial page, hosted for life
Both are one-time prices. 30-day refunds, no argument.
Or build it your way
Each piece stands on its own. Add what fits the person you're asking — nothing is required, nothing renews.
The Companion App
For the parent who'd rather talk than write — they tap a link, press record, and we transcribe every answer.
The Family Vault
One shared library for up to four storytellers — Mom, Dad, and both grandparents, with siblings helping curate.
The Memorial Edition
A weatherproof bronze QR medallion for the stone and a permanent memorial page that holds their voice, hosted for life.
LineageRecipes
Twenty-five questions about the dishes that define your family — recorded, transcribed, and bound into a printable cookbook PDF.
Lineage Pictures
Scan the old photos, give each one a title and a story, and keep a printable album — with an optional public memorial gallery.
A note from Walter
I've spent thirty years inside healthcare, watching families have the conversation they'd been putting off — usually in the worst possible room, at the worst possible time.
Lineage Letters is the version of that conversation you can have on a Sunday afternoon, while the coffee's still warm. The questions are the ones the families I've sat with told me they wished they'd asked.
You don't have to do all 100. You don't have to do it perfectly. You just have to start.
— Walter
Not ready yet? Start with ten.
We'll send you the first 10 questions as a free PDF — enough for one good Sunday afternoon. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
Prefer no email at all? Download the sample directly — no sign-up required.
Questions you might have
Is this a subscription?
No. Every Lineage Letters product is a one-time price. You pay once and you own it forever — the files, the recordings, the memorial page. There is no renewal, ever.
Who owns the recordings?
Your family does. Every recording, transcript, and photo belongs to you. You can export everything at any time, and if Lineage Letters ever shuts down, every customer receives a complete archive of their files. That promise is written into our terms.
Is it private?
Private by default. Recordings and transcripts are visible only to you and the family members you explicitly invite. Nothing is public unless you choose to publish a memorial page — and even then, you decide what appears on it. Details in our privacy policy.
What happens after my parent passes away?
Everything they recorded stays in your family's account forever — there is no renewal that can lapse. If you have the Memorial Edition, their stories, photos, and a recorded message become a permanent memorial page, hosted for life at lineageletters.com. See a live demo.
How does the QR medallion work?
The Memorial Edition includes a small weatherproof bronze medallion, about two inches across, that attaches to a headstone, urn, or memorial bench. Anyone who scans it with a phone camera opens your loved one's memorial page — their voice, their stories, their photos. Hosting is included for life; there is no fee that can lapse and break the link.
What if my parent has memory loss?
The first questions are sensory — what a kitchen smelled like, what a room sounded like — because those memories often last longest. The book includes specific guidance for working through it gently with someone experiencing memory loss.
What's the refund policy?
30 days, no argument. If it doesn't land for your family, send a one-line email and we'll refund you — including return shipping for the medallion.
The questions are waiting. So are they.
Start with the book — $19Or take the whole journey for $199 — one-time, yours forever.