Porch Stories

Some stories are only told if someone asks.

Tell Me Your Story is a guided memory journal for the people who raised you. Over 250 questions, room for photos, printed at home.

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One question at a time.

Childhood, first jobs, first love, the hard years and the proud ones. Each page asks one thing and leaves room for the answer.

  • 250+ questions
  • Photo pages
  • Family tree
  • Letter pages

Then it is theirs to keep.

Fill it in together on a quiet evening, or give it and let them write. Either way, the answers stay in the family.

Four journals, one for each of them.

Same questions at heart, written for who they are. Each edition is an instant digital download you print at home or at any print shop.

An open memory journal with handwriting, an old family photograph and a fountain pen

What is inside

176 pages, designed like a real book. Every page has room to write by hand.

Life in chapters
Childhood, school, work, love, family and the years in between, one question per page.
Then and now
Side by side photo pages for who they were and who they are.
A family photo page
A full page for the picture that belongs at the front of the story.
The family tree
Names, dates and places, filled in while someone still remembers them.
Letters
Pages for a letter to the next generation, in their own handwriting.
Keepsakes
A last page for the things worth passing down, and why.
Three generations of the Porch Stories family laughing together on the porch

Meet our storytellers

Ollie and Rose, their son Tom, his wife Anne and their daughter Emma. You will find them on our channels, asking each other the questions from the journals.

From download to their hands

  1. Choose their edition on Etsy

    Checkout is handled by Etsy. The files are ready to download right after purchase.

  2. Download five PDF files

    Full color and ink saver versions, in US Letter and A4, plus a printable leather look cover.

  3. Print, bind and give

    Print at home or at a local print shop. Disc binding or a simple ring binder both work well.

A printed memory journal being bound at home
A leather journal tied with a linen ribbon and a sprig of lavender

A gift that asks instead of tells.

For birthdays, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Grandparents Day, or a quiet Sunday.

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