Why we built Legacy Loop

We all mean to sit down and really ask. Then one day becomes someday, and someday has a way of running out.

Legacy Loop began with a feeling many people know. The realization that the stories of the people we love are not guaranteed to be there tomorrow, and that a voice, once gone, is the hardest thing to get back. Photographs show us a face. They cannot give us back the sound of someone telling a story only they could tell.

So we built a gentle way to make sure those stories are saved while there is still time to ask. The idea is simple, and it is made to be easy for everyone, including people who are not comfortable with technology. One warm question arrives each week, by text message or by a friendly phone call. The answer is given in a person's own words, in their own voice. Over a year, those answers gather into a printed book and a lasting audio library, a record of a life told by the one who lived it.

What makes it different

Legacy Loop asks almost nothing of the storyteller. There are no apps, no accounts, and no learning curve. Just a question, and the chance to answer it however they wish. Everything they share stays private to the family they invite, and the result is something no photograph can offer, the actual sound of a loved one, saved for the generations who come after.

What we believe

We believe these stories belong to your family, not to us. We believe a person should always know when they are being recorded and should be free to stop at any time. And we believe that the best time to capture the people you love is now, which is the whole reason this exists.

A note from the founder

I built Legacy Loop because I kept thinking about the stories in my own family that I did not want anyone to lose, and about how easy it is to let the moment pass. I wanted something simple enough for a grandparent to use without a second thought, and lasting enough to hand down. If it helps even one family keep a voice they would otherwise have lost, it will have been worth building.

Keep the sound of the people you love.Grant Harris, Founder, Legacy Loop