A legacy that truly lasts

Money and things fade – your voice and your stories remain. With e-mem you leave your family a legacy they can hear, feel and experience again and again.
An older woman leaves her legacy as a recording with e-mem

A legacy is more than a will or inherited objects – it's what truly remains of a person; their stories, their voice, their view of life. e-mem helps you capture exactly that – in recordings your family can listen to for decades to come.

What does it mean to leave a legacy?

A legacy in the emotional sense is everything a person passes on to their family in values, memories and stories – independent of material inheritance. Many people wish their life story wouldn't be lost, but don't know how to capture it.

With e-mem this legacy arises quite naturally: through spoken memories that are preserved for the next generation and the one after that.

Legacy fulfillment – making the wish to be heard come true

Legacy fulfillment means fulfilling a person's last wish or quiet hope; that their own story lives on. e-mem makes this legacy fulfillment concrete and tangible.

  • Pass on values and life wisdom
  • Preserve family stories from being forgotten
  • Preserve your own voice for grandchildren and great-grandchildren
  • Capture personal messages for future generations

It's that easy

How you leave your legacy with e-mem

Whether it's your own life story, a conversation with someone special, or memories of a loved one, e-mem turns them into a personal audiobook for family and friends to keep.

Woman holding a wrapped gift voucher with a ribbon

Step 1

Buy the voucher

You order the voucher online, get it as a PDF in your inbox a couple of minutes later and print it out at home. No waiting for the post, no shipping costs.

Older woman smiling while typing on a laptop to sign up for e-mem

Step 2

Sign up & redeem the code

Your parents or grandparents set up their own account using the code from the voucher. From then on it's their account, and there's nothing else for you to do.

The three e-mem question catalogs, your own story, someone else's story, or a memory of a loved one

Step 3

Choose a question catalog

Choose from our three question catalogs, depending on whether you want to record your own story, the story of a loved one, or the memory of a loved one.

Recording an answer with the microphone button in the e-mem app

Step 4

Record & tell

Record answers to the questions we ask, at your own pace, directly in the browser on your computer or with a tablet/smartphone. No download required.

Downloading finished recordings in e-mem

Step 5

Preserve forever

Download your recordings or order them as a personalized USB stick in an elegant box or a picture frame.

Was andere sagen

Erfahrungen von Familien, die e-mem verschenkt haben

"Wir haben meiner Mutter zum 75. Geburtstag einen e-mem-Zugang geschenkt. Sie hat wochenlang aufgenommen und war am Ende gerührt, wie viele Erinnerungen wieder aufgekommen sind. Das Ergebnis ist unbezahlbar."

Sandra K.
Hamburg

"Mein Großvater hat eine Geschichte, die wir als Familie nie vergessen wollen. Mit e-mem haben wir sie endlich festgehalten, in seiner eigenen Stimme. Ein Geschenk, das wirklich bleibt."

Thomas M.
München

"Zur Goldenen Hochzeit meiner Schwiegereltern war e-mem das Schönste, was wir verschenken konnten. Sie haben die Geschichte ihrer 50 gemeinsamen Jahre erzählt, jetzt haben wir sie für immer."

Familie Weber
Berlin

Frequently asked questions about a legacy with e-mem

What does a legacy mean in the emotional sense?
A legacy in the emotional sense is everything a person passes on to their family in values, memories and stories – independent of material inheritance. It's what truly remains when someone is no longer there.
What does legacy fulfillment mean?
Legacy fulfillment means fulfilling a person's last wish or quiet hope; that their own story lives on. e-mem makes this legacy fulfillment concrete and tangible, rather than leaving it as a good intention.
How can I preserve a relative's legacy?
Give your parents or grandparents an e-mem account. They record their life story at their own pace, guided by structured questions – and you preserve their legacy in their own voice.
What topics belong in a spoken legacy?
Life wisdom, family stories, defining experiences and personal messages to children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. You choose the topics that matter to you, or tell your story freely.
How is my legacy preserved and passed on?
The finished recordings can be downloaded at any time. Optionally they're available on a personalized USB stick in an elegant box or a picture frame. Details on the product page.

Leave your legacy now.

Choose one of our personalized products – or start for free.

Digital question catalog

Digital question catalog

Unser digitaler Fragenkatalog begleitet dich Schritt für Schritt durch deine Lebensgeschichte. Die sorgfältig zusammengestellten Fragen zu Kindheit, Familie, prägenden Momenten und persönlichen Erlebnissen helfen dir, Erinnerungen zu entfalten, die sonst vielleicht im Verborgenen geblieben wären.

Einfach Frage für Frage beantworten und mit deiner eigenen Stimme aufnehmen, was nur du erzählen kannst. Dann als fertiges Hörbuch herunterladen.

45,00 € incl. VAT
instant
Wooden picture frame

Wooden picture frame

The wooden picture frame from a European manufacturer is an elegant way to present special memories in style. With its high-quality wooden frame and glass, it impresses with a timeless, premium look.

The frame is available in white, black and dark brown. The double passe-partout gives the presentation a particularly refined effect. A photo in 10 × 15 cm format is placed in the first passe-partout (the image can be uploaded via the website), and the USB stick with the digital memories is stylishly presented in the second passe-partout.

Choose a color:
Selected: black
27,99 € incl. VAT
5–7 business days
This product can only be ordered after all questions have been fully recorded.
Linen picture frame

Linen picture frame

The linen picture frame from a European manufacturer is an elegant way to present special memories in style. With its high-quality wooden frame and glass, it impresses with a timeless, premium look.

The frame is available in white, black and dark brown. The double passe-partout gives the presentation a particularly refined effect. A photo in 10 × 15 cm format is placed in the first passe-partout (the image can be uploaded via the website), and the USB stick with the digital memories is stylishly presented in the second passe-partout.

Choose a color:
Selected: beige
27,99 € incl. VAT
5–7 business days
This product can only be ordered after all questions have been fully recorded.
Voucher

Voucher

for question catalog and picture frame

72,99 € incl. VAT
instant
Voucher

Voucher

for picture frame

27,99 € incl. VAT
instant
Voucher

Voucher

for question catalog

45,00 € incl. VAT
instant