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Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta has a story the whole world knows. Yours matters too.

Atlanta is where Martin Luther King Jr. was born and played as a child. The Atlanta you know, told in your own words, belongs in the city's story too.

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Who taught you what matters most when you were young, maybe without ever knowing it?

Atlanta knows how much one voice can change things, and yours, though maybe quieter, deserves to be written down along with the people who shaped your beliefs. Start with one daily question. Over the years you will see your own thinking grow, and the generations after you will be able to follow it, in your words, from the start.

Only you can see your answers while you live.

Kept the way you would want

  • In your own voice, on the page

    Your phrasing, your humour, your way of putting things, kept word for word.

  • Dated as you go

    Every answer carries its date, so the way your thinking changes is part of the story.

  • Handed on with care

    The people you choose receive it after at least 6 months, never sooner.

  • Text only, on purpose

    No recordings and no images of you are ever made or kept.

How it works

A few minutes at a time, whenever it suits you.

  1. One question a day

    A friendly question about your life, your views or the people in it. Skip any you like.

  2. Your words grow with you

    Come back to an answer, add to it, or change it. Each one keeps its date.

  3. You choose who receives it

    Name the family and/or friends who will one day receive your whole record.

Atlanta, Georgia

Your Atlanta, in your own words

On Auburn Avenue

At Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park, on Auburn Avenue, you can see the home where King was born and played as a child, and Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he was baptized and later served as co-pastor. Who shaped your beliefs when you were young? A teacher, a pastor, a neighbor, a friend? Write about the people and places that taught you what matters most. Some of the most important lessons come from people who never knew how much they taught.

The river close by

The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area offers trails, fishing and lazy rafting through rocky shoals, a welcome break from rush hour traffic. Along Sope Creek, hikers can see the ruins of old mills. Where do you go when you need a breather from the city? Tell about your favorite escape, what you do there and the people who like to come along. Maybe it is a canoe trip, a long trail run or a quiet bench in the shade, with the river sliding past.

Your Atlanta, in detail

Everyone's Atlanta is a little different: the shortcut you swear by, the restaurant where they know your order, the church, gym or park that feels like a second home. How has your part of the city changed since you arrived? What do you hope never changes? Put it in your own words. Those details are exactly what the generations after you will want to know, so name the places, the people and the year.

The guide

It quotes you. It never pretends to be you.

With Archive Membership, the people you name can ask a guide about your life. It answers only with your own words, quoted and dated, and says plainly when your record holds no answer.

  • Your words, exactly

    Quotes come straight from your record, never rewritten by AI.

  • Clearly an AI

    The guide always says it is an AI, and speaks about you, not as you.

  • Honest when unsure

    When nothing you wrote answers a question, it says so.

Georgia

If you live in Georgia

How we look after your information
  • Your record is private while you live: nothing in it is public or searchable.
  • You choose the people who will one day receive it, and you can change them at any time.
  • If you wish, a copy can one day go to a library or archive through the Historical Deposit.

Your first question is ready.

Answer one friendly question a day, typed or with your device's own dictation, in your own words. With Archive Membership, the people you name can one day ask a guide about your life, and it answers only with what you said, quoted and dated.

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