Jan 15, 2024 · 7:00 AM
Why We Keep This
Families scatter. Hard drives fail. Photo albums fade in attics. I started Heirloom because I watched my father's stories live in only a handful of minds, and I…
By Elena Chen-Rivera
You're viewing a sample family archive — not a live vault.
Start your own vaultGrandson · b. 2001
Elena and David's son. Film student who digitizes old VHS tapes and edits reunion footage. Lucas set up the video shelf so future cousins can press play and meet the people who came before.
Jan 15, 2024 · 7:00 AM
Families scatter. Hard drives fail. Photo albums fade in attics. I started Heirloom because I watched my father's stories live in only a handful of minds, and I…
By Elena Chen-Rivera
Aug 16, 2008 · 8:00 AM
By 2008 the family had sprawled across three boroughs and two time zones. We decided on a picnic in Flushing Meadows — the same park where Mom and Dad had wande…
By Elena Chen-Rivera
Sunset on the shore — three generations, little ones in arms.
Aug 2, 2026 · 8:00 AM · Celebrations
Reunion 2022 — three generations under the same oak.
Aug 20, 2022 · 8:00 AM · Gatherings
Cousins crowded for a portrait — peace signs and summer light.
Jul 4, 2012 · 8:00 AM · Childhood