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Their Life Story,
Captured While There's Still Time

Vellum’s empathetic AI interviews your parents for you. In a few relaxed conversations, their memories become a beautifully written book — a gift your whole family will treasure.

Start free — your first chapter is on us. No credit card required.
AI Life Story Guide
What's your earliest memory from childhood?
I remember my grandmother's kitchen... the smell of fresh bread every Sunday morning.
Simple Process

How Vellum Works

Three effortless steps from conversation to a finished book

01

Set Up in Minutes

Create your family’s account and pick a chapter to start. No writing, no forms — just choose the story you want to capture.

Takes less than 5 minutes
02

The AI Interviews Them

Your parent talks or types with our empathetic AI guide — at the kitchen table, or over a call. The AI asks the questions and follows their memories.

Natural conversation
03

A Book They’ll Treasure

Vellum weaves their words into flowing first-person prose and compiles a finished book. Download it, print it, and give it as a gift.

Their story, in writing

Everything You Need to Capture Their Story

Designed so you can capture your parents' stories without knowing how to write a memoir

Interviews Your Parent for You

A patient, empathetic AI guide asks the right questions — you sit back, listen, and keep their stories flowing.

Voice or Typing

Your parent speaks or types in their own words. No writing skills, no blank page — just conversation.

6 Story Chapters

Early Childhood, School Days, Young Adulthood, Career & Ambitions, Family & Relationships, and Wisdom & Legacy.

Written in Their Voice

Every conversation becomes flowing first-person narrative that sounds like them — not a template.

A Finished Book

A beautifully formatted PDF with a title page and chapters — ready to print, share, or gift.

Private & Secure

Their stories stay private. We never sell your data and we use it only to create your book.

See Vellum in Action

See how naturally your parents will open up

AI Life Story Guide

Chapter: Early Childhood

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Let's start with your childhood. Can you tell me about your earliest memory?
I remember the smell of my grandmother's kitchen. She'd bake bread every Sunday morning...
That's beautiful. What did those Sunday mornings mean to you?
Safe. Loved. It was our special time together before the rest of the family woke up.

Demo preview — your conversations will be personalized and adaptive

Every parent has a story
you've only got so many chances to hear.

Parents rarely volunteer the stories that matter \u2014 how they met, the risks they took, what they lost and learned. Vellum asks for you, while the memories are still vivid and the people you love are still here to tell them.

Capture It Now
Start Their Story Today
Takes less than 5 minutes to begin
PRICING

Simple, Honest Pricing

Start free, upgrade once to capture your family's complete story

Free Chapter

Try the full experience with your first chapter

Free
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  • 1 chapter of your story
  • AI-guided voice or text interviews
  • Narrative preview of your chapter
  • Secure cloud storage
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The complete life story — one payment, yours forever

$19.99
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  • Unlimited chapters
  • Full book narrative generation
  • Professional PDF book export
  • Lifetime story preservation
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Questions & Answers

Everything you need to know about capturing your family's story

Yes — that's exactly what most families use Vellum for. You set up the account, and when the time is right you sit down with your parent (in person or over a call) while the AI asks the questions. The finished book is the gift.
Vellum's AI asks thoughtful, open-ended questions about different periods of your parent's life. They respond by voice recording or by typing. The AI follows up naturally on what they share, helping them recall memories more deeply.
Your stories are private to your family. We store them securely, never sell your data, and use your content only to create your book. Audio and text are processed by our AI provider to produce transcripts and narratives. You can delete your account and data at any time.
Vellum writes each chapter for you from your interviews. If you'd like a different version, you can regenerate any chapter for a fresh take — and you can always refine the finished text in any word processor before printing.
Because the AI interviews and writes for you, most families complete a book in a few relaxed sessions — think a couple of weeks, not a year. There's no rush; your progress is saved automatically, so you can pick up wherever you left off.
Your completed book is delivered as a professionally formatted PDF with a title page, table of contents, and chapter headings — ready for printing or digital sharing. It looks and feels like a published memoir.
Yes! Once a chapter or the full book is complete, you can download the PDF and share it however you'd like — email it, print copies, or save it to a family cloud drive. Many families print copies for every household as a keepsake.

Capture Their Story While There's Time

You've got the chance to give them this. Sit down together this month, let Vellum do the rest, and turn two conversations into a book your family will keep forever.

Start Their Story

One-time payment of $19.99. No subscriptions, just your legacy.