Connecticut
Connecticut has a shoreline on Long Island Sound, cities along its rivers and trails winding through the woods. The life you have lived here, told in your own words, is something to hand forward.
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What did a workday look like for you, and which coworker do you still think about?
Connecticut has a long history of work, from Samuel Colt's factory on the Connecticut River to the old whaleship at Mystic. Your own work, and the values it taught you, belong in that story. ToldForward helps you record them a little at a time, in plain words that sound like you, for the generations after you to read when the day comes.
Connecticut
At Mystic Seaport Museum, on the Mystic River, you can see the Charles W. Morgan, an 1841 whaleship that is America's oldest commercial ship still in existence. The museum's recreated coastal village shows how people on this shore once lived and worked. What is your connection to the water? A summer cottage, a fishing trip, a ferry ride on a windy day? Tell it your way, salt spray and all.
In 1847, Samuel Colt started his Hartford factory on the banks of the Connecticut River, and that site is now Coltsville National Historical Park. Maybe you, or people you know, spent years in a factory, a shop or an office tower. What did a workday look like for you? Write about the jobs that shaped you, the coworkers you still think about and the lessons you carried home. The work we do says a lot about what we value.
The New England Trail covers 235 miles starting at Long Island Sound, and the Appalachian Trail passes through the state too. Whether you hike, watch birds or just love a drive when the leaves turn, you probably have a favorite path. Where does it lead, and who walks it with you? Your stories of these places can help the people after you find their way there someday. Mention the snacks you always pack, too.
No writing experience needed, and no deadline.
A few sentences is plenty. Type them, or speak them with your device's dictation.
Beyond the daily question, add any story, view or advice you want to keep.
Choose who will receive your record one day. Change your mind whenever you like.
Private by design
Only you can see your answers. Nothing is shared while you live.
You stay the author
No AI writes in your record. It holds what you said, and nothing else.
A waiting period
At least 6 months pass after you are gone before anyone receives it.
Change anything, anytime
Add, edit or delete what you have written, and update who receives it.
After you
Instead of searching boxes and old messages, the people you choose can ask a question and see what you actually said about it, with the date you said it.
Labelled answers
Each answer is marked Recorded, Related or Unknown.
No imitation
There is no voice and no avatar, only your text.
Their own pace
They begin when they are ready, and can stop at any time.
ToldForward asks one friendly question a day about your life and views, and you answer in your own words. It all stays private while you live, and you decide who will receive it.