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Scenario

When family history depends on a single fading memory

My grandmother is the last person alive who remembers our family stories but she has dementia and I'm racing to record everything before it's gone.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The urgency of preserving vanishing oral history creates pressure to be the keeper of collective memory.

Your guide for this
Hypatia
Hypatia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Genealogy & Family History?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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