I remember some lovely family photograph albums that I looked at as a child with my grandparents. After they died, I asked my parents and then aunts and uncles where they were but nobody seemed to know, nor about the medals my grandad got from the war. Then when my father died, we discovered certificates and a medal that we wanted our children to know about when they grow up. With 7 children we couldn't decide who should. It was clear that a central vault is needed where this information can be kept, along with a record of who has them.
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My Nan had photograph albums from her parents, but when her flat was cleared out they weren't there. We don't know who has them.
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When great-grandfather died his medals went to his son who moved abroad and since died, and they have been lost.
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My aunt had lots of stories about where my family came from and I wished that they had been written down.
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We want to have our old family photos saved in a single place where all our ancestors will be able to find them in future.
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I want to leave a personal video message to my great grandchildren who haven't been born yet.
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